Halftime at the G-Men: Big Plays, Bad Refs, and Hakeem Nicks' Hands

What a wild first half - big plays, tons of excitement - but I'm more than a little nervous.

The Eagles have show the nation again that they are the best big play team in the NFL - DeSean Jackson, Sheldon Brown, Michael Vick - big plays have the Eagles on top. McNabb is nine for 15 for 142 yards and a touchdown.

On the flip side, ugg. The defense looks really ragged. They have given up 257 yards at halftime - 257! Bunkley and Patterson are getting blown off the ball by a Giants o-line that has been mediocre all season. Jacobs and Bradshaw are gashing them (89 rush yards so far). When Eli goes back to pass he has all the time in the world. Not the best half of defensive line play we've seen this season.

But wait - there's more! Quintin Mikell has had a colossally bad first half - two penalties and a missed tackle on Nicks touchdown catch and run.

That said, the first penalty on Mikell was awful. The refs (and I never say this) look like they are completely in the bag for the Giants - the no call on Celek in the end zone was unbelievably unconscionable. It clearly cost the Eagles four points because they had to settle for a field goal. And on the final play of the half, they should've had three seconds left after the fumble recovery, giving them a chance at a long Akers field goal. If I may use a technical football term, that's what we call a "first class boning."

Thank God Hakeem Nicks can't catch. And thank God for Sheldon Brown and DeSean Jackson.

Now, how about some defense?