NY Post · Nov 26, 2018
Pat Shurmur ‘liked our chances’ on Giants’ failed two-point play
Giants coach Pat Shurmur and Eagles coach Doug Pederson meet at the middle of the field after the Giants' loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.PHILADELPHIA — The Giants scored on their first offensive possession and as they lined up for the extra point, the Eagles were called for having 12 men in the huddle. That moved the ball to the 1-yard line and prompted coach Pat Shurmur to take his kicking unit off the field and go for the two-point conversion.
It failed when Eli Manning’s pass to fullback Eli Penny was well-covered by safety Malcolm Jenkins.
“He kind of fooled me,’’ Manning said after Sunday’s 25-22 loss to the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. “He played it well.’’
