McAdoo defends Giants throwing 63 passes against Eagles on Thursday

How did the New York Giants, in what was a one-score game for the entire second half, end up throwing a franchise record 63 passes on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Eagles?

“Sixty-three times is a lot to throw the ball but situational football, that's how it went,” coach Ben McAdoo said during a Friday evening conference call.

But, did it have to go that way?

In the first half, which ended with the Giants trailing, 21-13, Eli Manning threw 27 passes while the Giants ran the ball 16 times. In the second half, Manning threw an astounding 36 passes while the Giants ran the ball only nine times.

McAdoo seemed to indicate that it was game situations and not necessarily the fact that the…