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Brooky: Eagles a sore spot in Eli's strong career

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning remembers his first NFL play.

"I handed it to Tiki Barber and he ran . . . 70, 75 yards or something for a touchdown," the New York Giants quarterback said last week at his team's practice facility.

Manning had come on in relief of Kurt Warner late in an opening-day loss against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field during the 2004 season.

"The last play of that game I got completely destroyed by Jerome McDougle," Manning said.

It was the first career sack for McDougle and there would only be two more after that.