 In week 10 , the Giants the travelled to Philadelphia to play the Eagles . In a physical game marked by several scuffles , the Giants passing game struggled as several receivers played with injuries , and quarterback Phil Simms completed only one pass to a wide receiver ; a 17 @-@ yarder to Solomon Miller . Coach Bill Parcells placed the blame for the passing game 's performance on dropped passes by the receivers . " You can 't throw the ball much better than Phil did yesterday , " commented Parcells . " But he didn 't have the numbers to show for it . " The Eagles rushed for 153 yards and outgained the Giants 265 to 237 in total yards . The Giants won 17 – 14 nonetheless despite Simms completing only 14 of 36 passes overall . The Giants rode their running attack as Joe Morris passed the 100 yard mark for the fourth consecutive game ; Morris totalled 116 , 181 , 181 and 111 yards in that period . Lawrence Taylor recorded three sacks of the Giants defense seven sacks in the victory . 
