 In week six , the Giants hosted the Eagles at the Meadowlands . Linebacker Harry Carson scored his first career touchdown by catching a pass on a fake field goal in the third quarter , and the Giants defense sacked Eagles ' quarterbacks Ron Jaworski and Randall Cunningham three times each . The Giants won 35 – 3 ; their largest margin of victory since they defeated the Seattle Seahawks , 32 – 0 , in 1981 . The Giants defense held the Eagles to 58 total yards , and Lawrence Taylor had four sacks and seven tackles . The sack total was Taylor 's highest single game total since the 1984 season . The Giants dominated in time of possession ; they held the ball for 39 minutes and 33 seconds to the Eagles 20 minutes and 27 seconds . Simms completed 20 of 29 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another touchdown . 
