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Eagles book play-off spot with 48-22 win over Giants
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Eagles clinched their second straight playoff berth and fifth in six years.

The Philadelphia Eagles hammered the fading New York Giants 48-22 to become the first team to book their play-off spot on Sunday.

Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Eagles clinched their second straight playoff berth and fifth in six years.

“We got way bigger goals than this one,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said without referring to the NFC East title, the top playoff seed or the Super Bowl.

“On to the next one. It’s nice to get this win here because this is a good football team. It’s nice to come out here and play well on the road.”

Hurts became the first QB in NFL history to rush for at least 10 touchdowns in consecutive seasons.

“The most simple thing we’ve done is to try and grow and execute,” said Hurts, who was 21 of 31 passing. “It’s good that we prepared in a way that we’ve been able to execute at a high level. We just want to continue to do that. That’s the name of the game.”

Miles Sanders ran for 144 yards, scored on runs of 3 and 40 yards and hit the 1,000-yard mark for the season (1,068) as the Eagles handed the Giants their worst loss under first-year coach Brian Daboll.

Jake Elliott kicked two field goals and the defense finished with seven sacks, including three by Brandon Graham.