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The Eagles–Giants rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the
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and
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. The rivalry began in 1933 with the founding of the Eagles, and slowly strengthened when both teams came to relative prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. The two teams have played in the same division in the NFL every year since 1933, making it the second-oldest rivalry in the
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division, behind only New York's
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with the
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. The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic
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rivalry, which is mirrored in
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's
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and the
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's Flyers–Rangers rivalry. It is ranked by
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as the number one rivalry of all-time and ''Sports Illustrated'' ranks it amongst the top ten NFL rivalries of all-time at number four, and according to
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, it is one of the fiercest and most well-known rivalries in the football community. The overall series is currently led by the Eagles, 91–88–2. The Eagles and Giants have met in the playoffs four times, with each team winning twice.


Notable rivalry moments

* In a November 20, 1960, game, the Eagles'
Chuck Bednarik Charles Philip Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He has been ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history an ...
cleanly blindsided Giants running back
Frank Gifford Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Foo ...
in a play known as The Hit, widely considered the hardest, or one of the hardest, tackles in the history of the
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that sent Gifford to ground unconscious. He was removed from the field by stretcher, transported to a hospital by ambulance, and diagnosed with a severe concussion. The play forced Gifford out of the game for 18 months before he was ultimately able to return with the Giants. * On November 19, 1978, at Giants Stadium, the Giants were leading the Eagles 17–12 with 20 seconds remaining. Offensive coordinator Bob Gibson called for a running play when all that was needed was for the Giants to take a knee. The handoff between quarterback
Joe Pisarcik Joseph Anthony Pisarcik (born July 2, 1952) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for eight seasons, from 1977 through 1984 after playing high school football at West Side Central Catholic H. S. (late ...
and
Larry Csonka Larry Richard Csonka (; born December 25, 1946) is a former professional American football fullback who played for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years, and a short stint with the Mem ...
was fumbled and Eagles cornerback
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grabbed the loose ball and returned it for the winning score. This play is commonly referred to as
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by Eagles fans and just "The Fumble" by Giants fans. * In 1981, both the Giants and the defending NFC champion Eagles qualified for playoff berths. The Eagles hosted the Giants on December 27 in a wild card game. The Giants, led by quarterback
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and head coach
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, took a 20–0 lead in the first quarter. The Eagles rallied but never led and the Giants held on to win 27–21. The game ended with Scott Brunner kneeling down on the ball, which was revenge for the Joe Pisarcik game some three years earlier. The Giants would go on to lose to the
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, the eventual
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champions, 38–24. * The
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saw both teams competing for the NFC East title. On November 20, 1988, the Giants hosted the Eagles with both teams in the running for control over their division. The Eagles, led by head coach
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and quarterback
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, fought a tough match to bring the game into overtime with the score tied at 17–17. In overtime, Eagles defensive lineman
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carried the ball 15 yards after a blocked Eagles field goal attempt for the game-winning touchdown, completing a season sweep of the Giants. Both teams finished with 10–6 records, but the Eagles won the NFC East due to their head-to-head victories, while the Giants lost the wild card tiebreaker to the
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and missed the playoffs. The Eagles would lose to the Chicago Bears in a game famously known as the Fog Bowl. * On December 18, 1994, the Giants beat the Eagles at Veterans Stadium, giving them their fifth consecutive win after starting 3–7, while giving the Eagles their sixth consecutive loss of the season after a 7–2 start. This led to the firing of Philadelphia’s then-head coach
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after the season’s conclusion. * On October 31, 1999, at Veterans Stadium in overtime, Eagles' quarterback Doug Pederson had his pass blocked up in the air and was intercepted by
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and returned for a 44-yard touchdown to win the game for the Giants 23–17. * In Week 6 of the 2001 season, the Eagles broke a nine-game losing streak against the Giants. James Thrash caught the winning touchdown from Donovan McNabb in the fourth quarter. * On January 7, 2001, the Giants defeated the Eagles 20–10 in a divisional playoff game with the help of Ron Dixon's 97-yard kickoff return and
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's acrobatic 32-yard interception return. This win helped propel the Giants to
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, which they lost to the
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, 34–7. * On September 30, 2007, the Giants sacked Eagles QB
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12 times (tying an NFL record) enroute to a 16-3 win. New York's defense held the Eagles scoreless in the first half, while in the second quarter, New York got on the board first with QB Eli Manning completing a 9-yard TD pass to WR Plaxico Burress. In the third quarter, the Giants increased their lead with kicker Lawrence Tynes getting a 29-yard field goal, along with LB Kawika Mitchell returning a fumble 17-yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles would get their only points of the game with kicker David Akers making a 53-yard field goal. Later that year, in the 2007 Playoffs, New York would go on to defeat the 18-0 unbeaten New England Patriots in
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. * The two teams split their 2008 meetings. The Giants rallied to edge the Eagles in Philadelphia 36–31, then the Eagles stymied New York's offense en route to a 20–14 win in New York. They met again on January 11, 2009, in the 2008 NFC Divisional Playoffs in New York, and the #6 seeded Eagles defeated the top-seeded Giants 23–11, leaving the series tied 2–2 in the all-time playoff series. Philadelphia's win came over a week after
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shot himself in the foot, and through the
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, the Eagles have gone 21–6 against the Giants since the incident. * On December 19, 2010, the Giants led the Eagles 31–10 with 7:28 left in the first game between the teams at
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where first place in the NFC East was on the line. But the Eagles rallied to tie the score and then won the game on
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's 65 yard punt return for a touchdown with no time left on the clock for a 38–31 victory. The
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noted that this is the first walk-off punt return in NFL history. The Giants missed the playoffs, despite finishing tied for first with the Eagles at 10–6, and the Eagles lost their last two games. * On October 12, 2014, the Eagles authored their first shutout win in the series since 1996, winning 27–0. Quarterback
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threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns while he and three Eagles backs rushed for 203 yards, led by
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's 149 yards. The Giants failed on a fourth and goal attempt in the third quarter following a Foles interception; even worse, wide receiver Victor Cruz suffered a season-ending injury on the play. (This led to an off-field episode in the rivalry, as the cover of the next morning's ''
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'' showed a cheering Eagles employee and the fallen Cruz under the headline "PHILTHY!", implying that the man was celebrating the injury rather than the result of the play.)
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was held to 151 yards and backup
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connected for 60 yards. * On September 24, 2017, in Philadelphia, kicker
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kicked a 61-yard field goal to beat the New York Giants with no time on the clock for the final play of the game, resulting in a 27–24 victory. Previously regarded as nothing more than a replacement kicker for injured
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, the kick earned Elliott NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, cementing him as a strong kicking option for the 2017 Eagles. Elliott's kick set an Eagles' franchise record for the longest field goal, tied for the 7th-longest field goal in NFL history, and was the longest since November 2015. Elliott helped the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory later that season in
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. *On January 3, 2021, with the Giants having won earlier in the day, they needed the Eagles, who were eliminated from playoff contention, to defeat the Washington Football Team in order to for the Giants to clinch the NFC East division. The Eagles lost to Washington; Washington rallied from down 14-10 to win 20-14 thus giving them the
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title and eliminating the Giants from the playoffs. Eagles head coach
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was criticized for benching struggling rookie
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and was questioned in some media circles on how hard his team played. The loss advanced the Eagles three spots in the 2021 NFL Draft to sixth. *On March 26, 2021, after it was alleged that the Eagles tanked in their week 17 game to moved up three spots in the draft, the Eagles traded with the Dolphins to move down to the 12th overall pick. While the Eagles gained a 2022 first-round pick from the trade, this made many Giants fans angry since trading back seemingly removed any good reason for the Eagles to have tanked in week 17 in spite of any leverage gained from the higher draft position contributing to the trade being completed. Leading up to the
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, the Giants were sitting at 11th overall. As the draft went on, it was suspected that the Giants would draft wide receiver and 2020 Heisman Trophy winner
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. However, the Eagles traded in-division with
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to move up to the 10th overall pick and drafted Smith, which reportedly made the Giants front office "livid.” The Eagles' trade-up resulted in the Giants trading down to the 20th pick with the
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, and they would select
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wide receiver
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.


Season-by-season results

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20–14 , style=", Giants
56–0 , Giants
2–0 , Eagles join the NFL. Both teams placed in the NFL Eastern division as the league splits into two divisions. Giants lose 1933 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
6–0 , style=", Giants
17–0 , Giants
3–1 , Giants win 1934 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
21–14 , style=", Giants
10–0 , Giants
5–1 , Giants lose 1935 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
10–7 , style=", Giants
21–17 , Giants
6–2 , Eagles move to
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(then known as Philadelphia Municipal Stadium). , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
16–7 , style=", Giants
21–0 , Giants
8–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
14–10 , style=", Giants
17–7 , Giants
9–3 , Giants win 1938 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
13–3 , style=", Giants
37–10 , Giants
11–3 , Giants lose 1939 NFL Championship. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
20–14 , style=", Giants
17–7 , Giants
13–3 , Eagles move to
Connie Mack Stadium Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (NL). When it opened April 12, ...
. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
24–0 , style=", Giants
16–0 , Giants
15–3 , Giants lose 1941 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
14–0 , style=", Giants
35–17 , Giants
17–3 , Giants win 9 straight meetings (1938–1942). , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", "Steagles"
28–14 , style=", Giants
42–14 , Giants
18–4 , Eagles and
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merge for the 1943 season to become the "
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," as both teams lost many players to military service during
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. Giants win 11 straight home meetings (1933–1943). , - , , style=", , Tie
21–21 , style=", Eagles
24–17 , Giants
18–5–1 , Eagles win their first ever game at New York. Giants lose 1944 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
38–17 , style=", Giants
28–21 , Giants
19–6–1 , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
24–14 , style=", Giants
45–17 , Giants
20–7–1 , Giants lose 1946 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
23–0 , style=", Eagles
41–24 , Giants
20–9–1 , Eagles sweep Giants for the first time. Eagles lose 1947 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
45–0 , style=", Eagles
35–14 , Giants
20–11–1 , Eagles win 1948 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
17–3 , style=", Eagles
24–3 , Giants
20–13–1 , Eagles win 1949 NFL Championship. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
9–7 , style=", Giants
7–3 , Giants
22–13–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
23–7 , style=", Giants
26–24 , Giants
24–13–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
31–7 , style=", Eagles
14–10 , Giants
25–14–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
30–7 , style=", Giants
37–28 , Giants
26–15–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
29–14 , style=", Giants
27–14 , Giants
27–16–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
27–17 , style=", Giants
31–7 , Giants
28–17–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
21–7 , style=", Giants
20–3 , Giants
30–17–1 , Giants move to
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, win 1956 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
24–20 , style=", Giants
13–0 , Giants
32–17–1 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
27–24 , style=", Giants
24–10 , Giants
33–18–1 , Eagles move to
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. Giants lose 1958 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
49–21 , style=", Giants
24–7 , Giants
34–19–1 , Giants lose 1959 NFL Championship. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
31–23 , style=", Eagles
17–10 , Giants
34–21–1 , Philadelphia's
Chuck Bednarik Charles Philip Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He has been ranked one of the hardest hitting tacklers in NFL history an ...
's hard hit on New York's
Frank Gifford Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Foo ...
causes a key fumble in the Eagles' win in New York, allowing the Eagles to take the division. This hit went on to be known as "The Hit" and caused Gifford to miss most of two seasons. Eagles win
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. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
28–24 , style=", Giants
38–21 , Giants
35–22–1 , Giants lose 1961 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
29–13 , style=", Giants
19–14 , Giants
37–22–1 , Giants lose 1962 NFL Championship. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
37–14 , style=", Giants
42–14 , Giants
39–22–1 , Giants lose 1963 NFL Championship. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
38–7 , style=", Giants
23–17 , Giants
40–23–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
16–14 , style=", Giants
35–27 , Giants
42–23–1 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
35–17 , style=", Eagles
31–3 , Giants
42–25–1 , , - , , style=", , ''no game'' , style=", Giants
44–7 , Giants
43–25–1 , NFL expansion results in a split of each conference into two divisions. The Eagles are placed in the Capitol Division, while the Giants and
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alternate between the Capitol and Century Divisions each year. This results in only a single meeting between the Giants and Eagles in 1967 and 1969. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
34–25 , style=", Giants
7–6 , Giants
45–25–1 , , - , , style=", , ''no game'' , style=", Eagles
23–20 , Giants
45–26–1 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
23–20 , style=", Giants
30–23 , Giants
46–27–1 , Both teams placed in the NFC East after AFL-NFL merger. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
23–7 , style=", Eagles
41–28 , Giants
46–29–1 , Eagles open
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. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
27–12 , style=", Giants
62–10 , Giants
48–29–1 , Giants 62 points is the most scored by any team in the rivalry. They are also the most points scored in Giants history and the most points allowed in Eagles history. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
20–3 , Tie
23–23 , Giants
48–30–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
35–7 , style=", Eagles
20–7 , Giants
48–32–2 , Giants home game played at the
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in
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. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
23–14 , style=", Eagles
13–10 , Giants
49–33–2 , Giants home game played at
Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
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20–7 , style=", Eagles
10–0 , Giants
49–35–2 , Giants open
Giants Stadium Giants Stadium (sometimes referred to as Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands or The Swamp) was a stadium located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The venue was open from 1976 to 2010, and it primarily hosted sp ...
in
East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.
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17–14 , style=", Eagles
28–10 , Giants
49–37–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
20–3 , style=", Eagles
19–17 , Giants
49–39–2 , Eagles' win in East Rutherford dubbed the "
Miracle at the Meadowlands The Miracle at the Meadowlands was a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978, National Football League (NFL) game against the New York Giants in Gi ...
". Eagles earn first playoff berth since 1960 with home win in Week 17 and help. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
23–17 , style=", Eagles
17–13 , Giants
49–41–2 , , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
35–3 , style=", Eagles
31–16 , Giants
49–43–2 , Eagles lose
Super Bowl XV Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
20–10 , style=", Eagles
24–10 , Giants
50–44–2 , Eagles win 12 straight meetings (1975–1981), and win 8 straight away meetings (1974–1981). , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 1981 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Giants
27–21 , , Giants
51–44–2 , NFC Wild Card playoffs – First postseason meeting in the rivalry. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
26–24 , style=", Giants
23–7 , Giants
53–44–2 , Both games played despite the players strike reducing the season to 9 games. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
23–0 , style=", Eagles
17–13 , Giants
54–45–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
24–10 , style=", Giants
28–27 , Giants
55–46–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
16–10(OT) , style=", Giants
21–0 , Giants
57–46–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
17–14 , style=", Giants
35–3 , Giants
59–46–2 , Giants win
Super Bowl XXI Super Bowl XXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the ...
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20–17 , style=", Giants
23–20(OT) , Giants
61–46–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
24–13 , style=", Eagles
23–17(OT) , Giants
61–48–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
21–19 , style=", Eagles
24–17 , Giants
61–50–2 , , - , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
31–13 , style=", Giants
27–20 , Giants
62–51–2 , Eagles hand 10–0 Giants their first loss in Philadelphia. Giants win
Super Bowl XXV Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the ...
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30–7 , style=", Eagles
19–14 , Giants
62–53–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
20–10 , style=", Eagles
47–34 , Giants
62–55–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
7–3 , style=", Giants
21–10 , Giants
64–55–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
16–13 , style=", Giants
28–23 , Giants
66–55–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
28–19 , style=", Eagles
17–14 , Giants
66–57–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
24–0 , style=", Eagles
19–10 , Giants
66–59–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
31–21 , style=", Giants
31–17 , Giants
68–59–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
20–10 , style=", Giants
20–0 , Giants
70–59–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
23–17(OT) , style=", Giants
16–15 , Giants
72–59–2 ,
Michael Strahan Michael T. Strahan ( ; born November 21, 1971) is an American television personality, journalist, and former professional football player. He played his entire 15-year professional career as a defensive end for the New York Giants of the Nation ...
scores game-winning touchdown on a pick-six. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
33–18 , style=", Giants
24–7 , Giants
74–59–2 , Giants lose
Super Bowl XXXV Super Bowl XXXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2000 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Giants
20–10 , Giants
75–59–2 , NFC Divisional playoffs. Giants win 9 straight meetings (1997–2000). Ron Dixon's 97-yard return for a touchdown on the opening kickoff set the tone for the Giants as they lead wire-to-wire. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
24–21 , style=", Eagles
10–9 , Giants
75–61–2 , Eagles clinch the NFC East for the first time since 1988 at home over the Giants in Week 16 after the Giants' desperation lateral attempt from
Tiki Barber Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. B ...
to Ron Dixon came up short inside the Eagles' 10-yard line as time expired. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
17–3 , style=", Giants
, Giants
76–62–2 , First season series split since 1990. Giants' home win clinched wild card berth while preventing the Eagles from clinching home-field advantage on their own. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
28–10 , style=", Eagles
14–10 , Giants
76–64–2 , Eagles open
Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves as the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. ...
. Eagles away win is best remembered for
Brian Westbrook Brian Collins Westbrook (born September 2, 1979) is a former American football running back who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft af ...
's 84-yard punt return with 1:30 remaining and the Eagles having no timeouts down 10–7 turns the Eagles' season around after starting 2–3 and begins a 9-game winning streak. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
31–17 , style=", Eagles
27–6 , Giants
76–66–2 , Eagles lose
Super Bowl XXXIX Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League ( ...
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26–23(OT) , style=", Giants
27–17 , Giants
78–66–2 , , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
30–24(OT) , style=", Eagles
36–22 , Giants
79–67–2 , Giants overcome 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter in their win in Philadelphia. , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2006 Playoffs , style=", , style=", Eagles
23–20 , , Giants
79–68–2 , NFC Wild Card playoffs.
David Akers David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Reds ...
kicks game-winning field goal as time expired after the Giants' rallied from a 20–10 deficit to pull even with about 5 minutes remaining falls just short. , - , , style=", , style=", Giants
16–13 , style=", Giants
16–3 , Giants
81–68–2 , Giants win
Super Bowl XLII Super Bowl XLII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
. Currently last season the Giants have swept the Eagles head-to-head. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
36–31 , style=", Eagles
20–14 , Giants
82–69–2 , , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2008 Playoffs , style=", , , style=", Eagles
23–11 , Giants
82–70–2 , NFC Divisional playoffs. Eagles become first ever #6 seed in the NFC to defeat the NFC's #1 seed in the last playoff game played at Giants Stadium. , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
40–17 , style=", Eagles
45–38 , Giants
82–72–2 , Game in East Rutherford was the highest scoring game in the rivalry. , - , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–17 , style=", Eagles
38–31 , Giants
82–74–2 , Giants and Jets open
MetLife Stadium MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City. Opened in 2010 to replace Giants Stadium, it serves as the home for the New York Giants an ...
(then known as New Meadowlands Stadium). Eagles'
DeSean Jackson DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
has a game-winning 65–yard punt return touchdown in the closing seconds in East Rutherford, dubbed the "
Miracle at the New Meadowlands The Miracle at the New Meadowlands, also called "New Miracle at the New Meadowlands" and "Miracle at the Meadowlands II" was an improbable come-from-behind win by the Philadelphia Eagles over rival team the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Sta ...
". Capping off the Eagles scoring the final 28 points in the last 8 minutes of regulation after trailing 31–10 to in essence gain a stranglehold for the NFC East with a one-game lead plus a tiebreaker with two games remaining. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
29–16 , style=", Eagles
17–10 , Giants
83–75–2 , Giants win
Super Bowl XLVI Super Bowl XLVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...
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19–17 , style=", Giants
42–7 , Giants
84–76–2 , Giants victory over the Eagles in the Meadowlands was Andy Reid's last game as Eagles' head coach. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Giants
15–7 , style=", Eagles
36–21 , Giants
85–77–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–0 , style=", Eagles
34–26 , Giants
85–79–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–7 , style=", Eagles
35–30 , Giants
85–81–2 , Eagles victory over the Giants in the Meadowlands was Tom Coughlin's last game as Giants' head coach. , - , , Tie 1–1 , style=", Eagles
24–19 , style=", Giants
28–23 , Giants
86–82–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
27–24 , style=", Eagles
34–29 , Giants
86–84–2 , Eagles kicker
Jake Elliott Jake Daniel Elliott (born January 21, 1995) is an American football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis Tigers football, Memphis. He was part of the Eagles' Super Bo ...
kicks a 61 yard field goal in Philadelphia, an Eagles franchise record, which reminiscent to the dramatic win in 2003, ignites the Eagles in beginning a 9-game winning streak. Eagles win
Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Conferen ...
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25–22 , style=", Eagles
34–13 , Tie
86–86–2 , , - , , style=", , style=", Eagles
23–17(OT) , style=", Eagles
34–17 , Eagles
88–86–2 , Eagles take the lead in their overall series with the Giants for the first time ever with their head-to-head home victory. The Eagles clinched the NFC East with win in East Rutherford in Week 17.
Eli Manning Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the youngest son o ...
's final season. , - , - , , , style=", Eagles
22–21 , style=", Giants
27–17 , Eagles
89–87–2 , Eagles win 8 straight meetings (2016–20). , - , , , style=", Eagles
34–10 , style=", Giants
13–7 , Eagles
90–88–2 , Eagles have won 8 straight home meetings (2014–). , - , , style=", , TBD , style=", Eagles
48–22 , Eagles
91–88–2 , , - , - , Regular season , style=", Eagles 89–86–2 , Eagles 51–36–1 , Giants 50–38–1 , , - , Postseason , Tie 2–2 , Tie 1–1 , Tie 1–1 , NFC Wild Card playoffs: 1981, 2006. NFC Divisional playoffs: 2000, 2008. , - , Regular and postseason , style=", Eagles 91–88–2 , Eagles 52–37–1 , Giants 51–39–1 , , -


Rivalry outside football

* The 2006 film ''
Invincible Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...
'' follows
Vince Papale Vincent Papale (born February 9, 1946) is a former American football wide receiver. He played three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, primarily on special teams, following two seasons with the Philadelphia B ...
(
Mark Wahlberg Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, and former rapper. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three ...
) and his rise to playing for the Eagles. He crushes on a coworker, who, being from New York, is a Giants fan, and in his breakout game, the Eagles play the Giants when he recovers a muffed punt for a touchdown. While the film is based on a true story, by (actual) NFL rules, a recovered (muffed) punt cannot be advanced. As such, while it is factually accurate that Papale made a big play (recovered muffed punt) at the Giants 3-yard line in a real NFL game, he did not score a touchdown. The Eagles, however, did get a TD as a result of the play, helping them win the game. * The 2009 film ''
Big Fan ''Big Fan'' is a 2009 American film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel, and starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, and Scott Ferrall. The story revolves around the bleak yet amiable life of the self-des ...
'' depicts a Giants fan (
Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
) and his bitter rivalry with an Eagles fan (
Michael Rapaport Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Beginning his career in the early 1990s, he has made over 100 appearances in film and television. His film roles include ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Higher Learning' ...
).


See also

*
Mets–Phillies rivalry The Mets–Phillies rivalry or Battle of the Broads is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. Both clubs are members of MLB's National League (NL) East division. The rivalry between the two club ...
* Flyers–Rangers rivalry *
Devils–Flyers rivalry The Devils–Flyers rivalry is a rivalry between two teams in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. This rivalry has become quite intense in New Jersey itself, sometimes referred to as the "Battle of the Jersey Turnpike", with the northern part of the ...
* Cowboys-Eagles rivalry *
Commanders–Giants rivalry The Commanders–Giants rivalry between the Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Redskins, and the New York Giants of the National Football League began in 1932 with the founding of Washington's predecessors, the Boston Braves (NFL), Bos ...
*
Commanders–Eagles rivalry The Commanders–Eagles rivalry is a rivalry between the Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. The rivalry began in 1934, during the time the Redskins played in Boston. Th ...
* Cowboys-Giants rivalry


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