"There they were again — in the fourth quarter, with a lead, victory less than three minutes away.

This time, the Eagles didn't squander it. Finally, they didn't blow it.

They held on Sunday night on the road against their division rivals, beating the Giants 17-10 at MetLife to stay afloat in the NFC East race.

The Eagles drove 80 yards on 18 plays in the fourth quarter Sunday night against the Giants, swallowing up almost nine minutes, and went ahead on Vince Young's eight-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper.

"It's definitely a big win," said Young. "You see the excitement and the smiles on the guys and that's what we need, what we have to have.""