The New York Giants got their first win at Lincoln Financial Field since 2013 with a 19-11 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was JJ McCarthy’s third time starting at quarterback as he led the team to stop the streak. Players stepped up on both sides of the ball as the defense made seven quarterback sacks, rookie kicker Dominic Zvada comnverted four field goals. Giants quarterback Jameis Winston threw the only touchdown of the game when he took over for McCarthy when he was injured.
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“We did play winning football, not perfect football, but winning football and found a way to win the game in all three phases, especially starting with the defense,” said Giants first year head coach John Harbaugh.
Three of the Giants seven sacks were by Giants linebacker Arvell Reese. Additionally the Giants made 58 combined tackles and assists, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and deflected four passes.
“This is a big, big rivalry and our guys played and they played, too. I mean, give the Eagles credit, they played a really good football game, a really tough football game and our guys met the challenge.“
New York was first on the scoreboard with a field goal by Zvada in the first quarter. He kicked another, but the Giants trailed 8-6 going into the second, a scoreless quarter.
McCarthy faced a hip injury in the third quarter.
“Tried to get my shoulder down, didn’t get it down enough and made a great hit,” he said about the injury. “At the end of the day, I’ve just got to protect myself and do a better job of doing that.” McCarthy completed 12 of 19 passes for 127 yards and was sacked five times. “It’s feeling good,” he said about his hip after the game. “I can’t thank the training staff enough for helping me get back on the field as fast as possible.”
Winston stepped in for McCarthy briefly. His 27-yard pass to wide receiver Darnell Mooney led the Giants closer to goal.
“Mooney made a great cut to separate from Cooper DeJean,” Winston said. He connected with tight end Isaiah Likely for a 5-yard touchdown pass to push the Giants ahead 13-8 in the third quarter.
Winston completed six of eight passes for 71-yards. Wide receiver Malachi Fields felt Winston’s touchdown was a spark for the team. “ Just coming in there and leading us and like I said not flinching and being resilient,” he said.
Zvada kicked two more field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
The Giants improved their record to 5-2-1 with the win. They have a short turn-around and hosted the Washington Commanders Thursday night. The teams previous meeting ended in a 27–27 tie.
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