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Devin Singletary, Cam Skattebo power Giants to overtime upset of Texans in J.J. McCarthy’s first start

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, October 25). Devin Singletary, Cam Skattebo power Giants to overtime upset of Texans in J.J. McCarthy’s first start. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/25/sports/devin-singletary-cam-skattebo-power-giants-to-overtime-upset-of-texans/

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Written for “J.J. McCarthy Starts For Giants” on 2026-10-26, grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Both articles describe the exact same football game, with the same outcome and details including Devin Singletary's 30-yard touchdown run in overtime, Cam Skattebo's performance, and J.J. McCarthy's first start leading to a Giants win over the Texans.”

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“Both articles describe the same football game between the Giants and Texans on October 25, 2026, including details about players' performances and the final score.”

Harbaugh credits players, including J.J. McCarthy and Cam Skattebo, and 'Lord God in heaven' for Giants OT win same event · 100%

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“Both articles describe the same specific NFL game, Giants' overtime victory over Texans on October 25, 2026.”

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“Both articles describe the same Giants vs. Texans NFL game that occurred on October 25, 2026, with a final score of 27-21 in overtime.”

Giants turning to J.J. McCarthy as their starting QB at Houston, report says same event · 95%

Toronto Star

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“Both articles describe J.J. McCarthy's first start as the Giants' quarterback against the Texans, indicating it is the same game and incident.”

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“Both articles describe the same football game between the Giants and Texans, focusing on J.J. McCarthy's first start for the Giants which resulted in an upset victory.”

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“The articles describe different games between Houston Texans and New York Giants, not the same specific occurrence.”

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“Article A discusses preparation for J.J. McCarthy's first start, while Article B reports on the actual game and result of that start.”

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“Article A discusses J.J. McCarthy's potential impact on the Giants' rushing game, while Article B reports on a specific NFL game where McCarthy made his first start and the Giants won against the Texans.”

Giants' Cam Skattebo hit with penalty after crushing Texans defender on routine run different event · 85%

Fox News

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“While both articles describe Cam Skattebo's performance and involvement in a game against the Houston Texans, Article A focuses on the penalty he received for a tackle, whereas Article B discusses his overall contribution to the Giants' victory, including a touchdown run that tied the game and set up the overtime win.”

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Ryan Dunleavy

67 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

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🔮 Edmunds will go from logging every defensive snap in the first six games to missing every snap in the final 11, The Post confirmed, after he was injured late in last week’s game against the Saints.

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🔮 Maybe it’s time for the NFL to change its logo to include a player’s hand punching at the football that sits atop the shield.

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🔮 “Maybe now 20 percent of that 30 that was gone is back,” Nagy said before Thursday’s practice.

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🔮 McCarthy’s last pass — on fourth-and-1 from the 14-yard line with 12 seconds remaining — fell incomplete or else the Giants would’ve had a chance to win the game or send it to overtime despite trailing 34-10 when the quarterback change was made with 11:36 to go.

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🔮 tRY IT NOW“I would love for us to be in that kind of a circumstance,” Harbaugh said.

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🔮 If J.J. McCarthy was guaranteed to throw for 943 yards, rush for 104 yards and lead 12 scoring drives in his next start, then the Giants wouldn’t have a quarterback controversy on their hands.

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🔮 “I’m feeling good,” Mauigoa said, indicating he will be on the field again soon.

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🔮 Skattebo knew ahead of Sunday’s game that he was not going to start and that his playing time would be diminished as a result of four fumbles in the first five games, but he wasn’t expecting to be limited to six offensive snaps (all in the first half) and no touches in the 34-27 loss to the Saints.

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🔮 he was being evaluated — he went in the late fourth round — nobody really could get their arms around him,” Harbaugh said.

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One week after he was minimized with no touches as punishment for his fumbling problem, Skattebo powered his way to a tie-breaking 16-yard fourth-quarter touchdown — and set up Devin Singletary’s walk-off 30-yard touchdown run in overtime as the Giants upset the Texans, 27-21, at Reliant Stadium. asserted

Giants → minimize → Stadium

In his first start of the season, J.J. McCarthy threw lasers on the way to 252 yards but the Giants scored had four different ball-carriers score on the ground to win as 10-point underdogs. asserted

carriers → throw → underdogs

Skattebo’s 42-yard rush in overtime ended with him sliding to the ground after a potential hamstring injury. asserted

him → end → injury

Enter Singletary, a third-stringer former Texan, who juked Kamari Lassiter and broke free for a touchdown that stunned most of the crowd – except for the ones chanting “Let’s Go Giants!” in the fourth quarter. asserted

’s → enter → quarter

Skattebo capped his fourth-quarter touchdown with his signature backflip and hugged head coach John Harbaugh, who doled out the harsh penalty to his starter last week but went back to him. asserted

who → cap → him

The Giants moved 80 yards in 14 plays, converted three third downs and a fourth down, and took 8:18 off the clock. asserted

Giants → move → clock

The Giants also tackled Harbaugh in celebration after Singletary’s score. asserted

Giants → tackle → score

The Giants (4-2-1) have won six straight in the series since losing during to the Texans’ 2002 expansion team. asserted

Giants → win → team

They are in command of a weak NFC East after proving it was foolish for the underachieving Texans (2-5) to be big favorites. asserted

Texans → prove → East

Defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson looked mostly wise after his unit responded to a challenge to give better effort hustling to the ball and his usage of “traitors.” asserted

unit → look → traitors

The Giants forced punts on three straight second-half possessions, but the gift of starting field position across midfield allowed the Texans to score the game-tying touchdown with 52 seconds remaining. asserted

Texans → force → seconds

After the Giants went nowhere on their final possession of regulation, the defense atoned with a three-and-out. asserted

defense → go → out

Kayvon Thibodeaux dropped an interception thrown run onto his hip. asserted

Thibodeaux → drop → hip

Devin Singletary, Cam Skattebo power Giants to overtime upset of Texans in J.J. McCarthy’s first start

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