The Philadelphia Eagles' defense was dominant in a 27-0 victory against the New York Giants last Sunday.

With eight sacks -- six coming against Giants quarterback Eli Manning -- the defense controlled the line of scrimmage. And the tempo of the game.

It hasn’t been that efficient for 60 minutes in all six games, though the Eagles are 5-1 heading into their bye week.

Football Outsiders noted that the Eagles’ defense has been on the field for 80 drives, tops in the NFL.

What was the key against the Giants?

"Getting to third downs and then actually getting off the field," cornerback Brandon Boykin told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "We did a really good job of that (against the Giants). We got off the field on third down almost every single time, which is great."

As a group, the Eagles aren’t overly concerned.

This was evident in the shutout of the Giants, the first one for the Eagles since 1996.

"Everybody understands that we played in spurts (before this game)," cornerback Cary Williams told the Inquirer. "We played great defense in the first quarter, and sometimes not-so-great defense in later quarters. We weren't able to get a complete game. This was a complete game."