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Giants Sack McNabb 12 Times

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The Associated Press

Published: October 1, 2007

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - With Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor on the sideline as an honorary captain, it was appropriate that the New York Giants sacked the Philadelphia Eagles unmercifully.
Osi Umenyiora had a team-record six sacks and the Giants (2-2) set a franchise record and tied a league record by sacking Donovan McNabb 12 times in a 16-3 victory that brought back memories of New York's Super Bowl days.
Mathias Kiwanuka added three sacks, Justin Tuck two and Michael Strahan one in an awesome display by a defense that was ranked as the worst in the league after giving up 80 points in its first two games.

Former USF standout Kawika Mitchell returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown and Eli Manning threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress, a score that, of course, was set up by a sack.
Lawrence Tynes added a 29-yard field goal in the third quarter, but he also missed a 34-yarder and an extra point.

Strahan's sacks gave him 133 1/2 in his career, breaking Taylor's franchise record.

The Eagles (1-3) had a horrible effort in falling three games behind Dallas (4-0) in the NFC East.

Besides the sacks, Philadelphia had 15 penalties for 132 yards, including a dreadful illegal forward pass against McNabb with 2:24 to play. It nullified a 20-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Brown and prevented the Eagles from drawing within 16-10.

David Akers, who missed a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter, hit a 53-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles were short-handed, missing four starters, including running back Brian Westbrook.

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