Tanner McKee threw two touchdown passes in his first NFL start and the Philadelphia Eagles matched a franchise record for wins with a 20-13 victory over the visiting New York Giants in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
The Eagles (14-3), who posted the same record two years ago, were already locked in as the No. 2 seed in the NFC and did not play most of their starters. They will host the Green Bay Packers in a wild-card game next weekend.
McKee threw for 269 yards on 27-of-41 passing. Jahan Dotson caught seven passes for 94 yards.
Philadelphia completed a sweep of the Giants (3-14), who went winless in the NFC East and ended their disastrous centennial season with a franchise record for losses. New York lost 13 games in 2017 and 2021.
The Giants have lost 12 consecutive games, including playoffs, at Lincoln Financial Field, where they have not won since 2013.
Rookie Malik Nabers caught five passes to set the Giants’ single-season record with 109 receptions, breaking Steve Smith’s 2009 mark of 107. Nabers posted 64 yards and a touchdown and at least temporarily broke the NFL rookie record of 108 held by Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who was playing against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon.
A sixth-round selection in 2023, McKee stepped up with Jalen Hurts still recovering from a concussion and backup Kenny Pickett dealing with sore ribs.
McKee put Philadelphia up 7-0 on its first drive of the game with a 15-yard pass to Ainias Smith.
Jake Elliott’s 24-yard field goal with 1:44 until halftime extended the Eagles’ lead to 10-0.
Graham Gano’s 25-yard field goal put the Giants on the board midway through the third quarter.
On the first snap of the fourth quarter, McKee made it 17-3 with a 7-yard TD pass to E.J. Jenkins.
The Giants pulled within 17-10 on Drew Lock’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Nabers with 10:32 remaining. Gano’s 53-yarder made it 17-13 with 7:21 to play.
A couple of defensive penalties by the Giants helped the Eagles extend a 16-play drive that took 6:34 off the clock and ended with a 32-yard Elliott field goal and a 20-13 lead with 47 seconds left.
New York’s final drive ended with Lock throwing an interception to Sydney Brown.
–Field Level Media
