McNabb, Eagles soar past wobbly Giants

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Eli Manning dropped back, saw Steve Smith shake loose from the Philadelphia defense and threw. The ball wobbled, got caught in the wind and fell to the turf.

Gone was the chance for a completion deep downfield on Manning's first pass of the afternoon. Gone, too, it seemed, was the touch that made him the Super Bowl MVP in his last postseason game.

While Manning and the New York Giants struggled, Donovan McNabb and the Eagles kept making all the key plays. Philadelphia eliminated the defending champs 23-11 yesterday and reached the NFC title game for the fifth time in eight...