The Jets and the Eagles have plenty in common. They both made the playoffs last year and had expectations of returning. Slow starts have made those aspirations appear less likely. The Jets' season, without a bye to arrest its fall, has taken the sharper downward turn. They're 1-4 and have not looked good the past two weeks in losses at Buffalo and "at" the Giants. More bad news for the Jets? The Eagles are 7-0......

If you didn’t see any Giants games this year and tuned in to yesterday’s 23-20 loss, you were treated to a microcosm of the season. Dumb penalties, inconsistent quarterbacking, tough running and a defense that can’t make a key stop, plagued the Giants all year and cost them the game Sunday. New York had a chance to seize control of the game in the first quarter after taking a 7-0 lead. On three consecutive possessions......

The playoffs have arrived and somehow the Giants have made it into them. It’s hard to believe that a team that went 2-6 down the stretch could make it to the playoffs, but that is reflective of the mediocre NFC and a reason for the Giants to hope. Hope for a championship? No, that would be overshooting, but beating the Eagles is not out of the question. Three weeks ago the Giants fell apart in......

How many more shots to the gut can this team take? With seven minutes left, the Giants took a 22-21 lead and were a solid defensive stand away from winning a huge game. But, the Eagles marched down the field in only 8 plays and took the lead. With just less than three minutes left, the Giants came onto the field needing to go 80 yards for the win. And that is when disaster struck.......

This is a game that the Giants should easily win and those are the most dangerous types of games in December. Philadelphia has been decimated by injuries and bad behavior. Their three best offensive players, Donovan McNabb Brian Westbrook and Terrell Owens are all out for the season. They are starting a former Rutgers player at quarterback and they just got destroyed by the Seahawks 42-0 on national television. The one thing the Eagles have......

Do you truly appreciate this city? Where else in the world does a random Monday in April present the option of Sonic Youth, the Eagles, Devotchka, The Locust, Blues Explosion, M. Ward, and the Kills? Is there anywhere 'hip'per than NYC? This week, Widespread Panic will have the hippies dancin' in the streets before sittin' in their seats at Radio City Music Hall. Those unable to score a miracle should keep on truckin' to the......

Swayzak and Matthew Dear are at the Canal Room tonight with their dance music so forward-thinking that the bridge-and-tunnel crowd would never bother to listen. Yes, blips and beeps keep away the "party time" riff raff, so feel safe to bob your head along to some great music while in the midst of a sea of vingtage, ironic T-shirts and button-covered messenger bags. You may know the music of Phoenix (pictured) from "Lost in Translation."......

Gothamist really wants Eli Manning to succeed, but we also think that this is going to be a long Sunday for the young quarterback. The Eagles come to the Meadowlands with a chance at clinching the N.F.C. East with a victory. The Giants are hoping to avoid going under .500 for the first time since losing their season opener to the Eagles by 31-17. The Eagles have yet to lose a game to an N.F.C.......