Eagles Trail Big After Injury-Filled First Half vs. Giants

Catch up on everything that happened in the first half of the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 18 bout with the New York Giants.

The Philadelphia Eagles traveled to New Jersey to take on the New York Giants in the final week of the regular season, with not much on the line for either team. 

The only path to a higher seed in the playoffs for the Eagles lies in the hands of the Washington Commanders, who would have to beat the Dallas Cowboys in order for Philadelphia to clinch the NFC East with a win. 

The Philadelphia Eagles trail at halftime to the New York Giants in Week 18 / © Bill Streicher, USA TODAY

Still, there is a possibility for Philadelphia to win the NFC East if they can dispatch New York, but it certainly didn't play like it in the first half. The visiting team only had one drive cross the 50-yard line, and that drive ended in a lost fumble. Meanwhile, the Giants were the ones that looked like the 11-5 team, getting out to a 24-0 lead at the half.

The first half of Week 18 saw multiple Eagles players suffer injuries including star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who went down clutching his knee after a fumble. He was able to walk off the field to the locker room. It is believed to not be an ACL injury, but he is still questionable to return.

In addition to Brown's injury, Jalen Hurts also suffered a nasty-looking finger injury on a fourth down play but was able to return to the game while rookie safety Sydney Brown was ruled out with a knee injury. 

Philadelphia's defense looked as bad as it ever has, giving up 24 points, 272 yards and 14 first downs in one half to a team that came into the contest averaging 14.9 points per game and 300.3 yards per game this season.

The offense wasn't any better, as Hurts completed just 7-of-16 passes for 55 yards and an interception and the offense as a whole only picked up five first downs. 

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The Eagles will receive the ball to open the second half after winning the coin toss and electing to defer. They will have a chance to claw their way back into the game and possibly get their 12th win of the season.