AP

Monday night’s game seemed to turn when Giants defensive end Damontre Moore was penalized for roughing Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford after an incomplete pass on third-and-10. If Moore hadn’t hit Bradford — and hit him ridiculously late — the Eagles would have punted and the Giants would have gotten the ball back, still ahead 7-0. But the Eagles’ offense caught fire after the penalty and scored a touchdown on the drive, and the Eagles dominated the game from there on out.

So after the game, Moore was asked what he was thinking when he tackled Bradford well after Bradford threw the ball.

“Honestly, I think it was just part of me just having poor football IQ and not being aware of the rules of dumping him, because I dumped him,” Moore said. “But honestly, I was really trying to make a play and be a high energy guy. I’m going out there and I’m trying to run from sideline to sideline and hit somebody as hard as I can. There’s no excuse. Like I said, I’ve got to get my football IQ and awareness up and get a better understanding for the rules, so I can eliminate these penalties.”

Giants coach Tom Coughlin didn’t blame the penalty for the overall shift in momentum of the game that seemed to come afterward, but he wasn’t pleased with Moore.

“It was just again a very, very bad penalty,” Coughlin said. “I didn’t notice any surge or any difference in what they had been utilizing. It was a bad penalty, and we had a couple of them.”

Those bad penalties are a sign of a team with a poor football IQ, something Coughlin hates.