This article is part of our NFL Observations series.
That was a fun game, especially as a Giants fan (needed them to lose for draft position), Giants bettor (had them plus 8.5) and as someone going against Carson Wentz (needed him to score fewer than 28 points.)
• The Eagles are terrible, barely eking out a home win against a bottom-of-the-barrel Giants team playing Eli Manning at quarterback. If the Cowboys can't win the NFC East, the entire organization should resign.
• Wentz got to 325 yards, thanks to overtime and a lot of run-after-the-catch by Boston Scott. But his line can't protect him, and he has no wideouts left. The Eagles are essentially the Patriots with a bad secondary.
• Speaking of Scott, he had 128 total yards, six catches and a TD. The Giants defense is bad, but he showed good wiggle and broke some tackles. He was a trendy sleeper in New Orleans when Mark Ingram was suspended last year, and maybe he'll stick with the Eagles yet.
• Zach Ertz got his in the end, thanks to overtime. His target volume should be insane over the final three weeks.
• Eli Manning was hilarious. He made a couple nice throws to Darius Slayton, though one was all Slayton after the catch and the other a blown coverage, but took a couple of his vintage collapse-sacks and couldn't move the ball in the second half. Of course, the early TDs were enough for the booth to put him in the Hall of Fame, even though he now has a losing career record.
• Saquon Barkley didn't do much against a tough front, but at least he looks completely healthy.
• I've said this before, but Slayton is a player. The biggest takeaways from 2019 for the Giants are Slayton, Daniel Jones and that they'll likely be picking first or second in the draft. Coach Pat Shurmur is just okay, but if keeping him avoids them making the mistake of hiring Mike McCarthy or (God forbid) Jason Garrett, they should get Shumur a lifetime deal.
