Giants take 10-7 lead over Eagles after 1 quarter

Eli Manning threw a 17-yard TD pass to Plaxico Burress and John Carney kicked a field goal to give the NFC East-leading New York Giants a 10-7 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after one quarter on Sunday night.

The defending Super Bowl champions have opened some daylight with a two-game lead in the division over the Eagles (5-3) and 1 1/2 games over the Redskins.

Manning entered with a 3-0 career regular-season record in Philadelphia. He threw an early interception that Philadelphia converted into a touchdown, but came right back to throw the tying TD to Burress.

New York's special teams came up with a huge turnover to set up the go-ahead score.

Philadelphia's Quintin Demps had the ball stripped away by Ahmad Bradshaw on a kickoff return and New York's Chase Blackburn recovered at the 25. That helped Carney kick a 27-yard field goal (19-for-20 on the season) for a 10-7 lead.

Manning threw for more than 100 yards in the quarter and looked sharp after his early interception.

Manning was under pressure when he dropped back on the third play of the game and his pass was intercepted by tackle Mike Patterson. The ball went straight into the 292-pound Patterson's hands, bounced off his helmet and back into his hands for his first career interception and a 21-yard return to the 9.

Then the Eagles, who had a guard catch a TD last week, went for some more trickery on second down. Quarterback Donovan McNabb split to the far left side and the ball was snapped directly to DeSean Jackson in a shotgun formation. Jackson, Philadelphia's leading receiver, ran to his right and extended his arms as he dove into the end zone for a 7-0 lead.

Left guard Todd Herremans was surprisingly not in the starting lineup one week after he scored his first career TD. Nick Cole started in his place. The move was a "coaching decision," said an Eagles spokesman.

Phillies left fielder Pat Burrell and World Series MVP Cole Hamels served as the honorary captains and walked out with Philadelphia's captains for the pregame coin toss. Burrell wore McNabb's No. 5 jersey and Hamels wore the backup QB A.J. Feeley's No. 14.

The Eagles later congratulated the Phillies on the big screen for their World Series championship.