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Giants exorcise Philly demons in win over Eagles after J.J. McCarthy injury scare

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Dunleavy, R. (2026, November 8). Giants exorcise Philly demons in win over Eagles after J.J. McCarthy injury scare. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/sports/giants-get-big-win-over-eagles-after-j-j-mccarthy-injury-scare/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-08 · by Ryan Dunleavy

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The New York Giants secured a 19-11 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles despite an injury scare to quarterback J.J. McCarthy in the third quarter. With McCarthy sidelined by a hip injury sustained from a hit by Zack Baun, backup Jameis Winston led the Giants to a crucial touchdown drive that proved decisive. The win was marred by poor offensive performances from both teams but marked a significant turnaround for the Giants who hadn’t won at Lincoln Financial Field since 2013. Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese further bolstered the victory with three sacks against Eagles quarterback Joe Milton, while kicker Dominic Zvada contributed with two crucial field goals in the fourth quarter.
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On November 8, J.J. McCarthy, the starting quarterback for the New York Giants, suffered a hip injury during their game against the Philadelphia Eagles and had to leave early in the third quarter. The exact nature of his injury is not specified by the team beyond it being described as "hip," but an on-field medical expert suggested it might be an oblique muscle issue based on video analysis. McCarthy completed 9 out of 13 passes for 101 yards before getting hurt and was sacked five times in the first half. Backup quarterback Jameis Winston took over, leading a crucial drive that helped the Giants secure their victory against the Eagles with a final score of 19-11. McCarthy expressed optimism about playing again soon despite his injury, stating he feels good and is willing to push through for an upcoming game against Washington on a short week.

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The Giants will have one full practice Tuesday.
Winston’s game-saving cameo was important because the Giants were completely unable to run the ball without the injured duo of Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. Will that prompt John Harbaugh and Joe Schoen to meet the Colts’ asking price of a first-round pick (or the multi-pick equivalent) for Jonathan Taylor before Tuesday?
“I got hit on one of the touchdowns and didn’t know that Jalen [Nailor] scored, but I could hear our Raiders fans,” Cousins added.
Under different circumstances, the career-best performances by Braelon Allen and Adonai Mitchell could be celebrated as the Jets developing playmakers to complement Garrett Wilson.
Tanking would make sense — if the Colts hadn’t previously traded their first-round pick to the Jets.
If John Harbaugh were picking between two Michigan-bred quarterbacks this week, the Giants would start J.J. McCarthy over Tom Brady.
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.
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.
“Maybe now 20 percent of that 30 that was gone is back,” Nagy said before Thursday’s practice.
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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Eagles Giants NFC East Division NFL PHILADELPHIA

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Giants ORG · 10× Eagles ORG · 6× McCarthy PERSON · 5× Winston PERSON · 3× Milton PERSON · 2× NFL ORG · 2× J.J. McCarthy PERSON · 1× Jameis Winston PERSON · 1× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 1× Zack Baun PERSON · 1×

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Jameis Winston came off the bench to lead a 14-play, 76-yard go-ahead third-quarter touchdown drive in the tense moments when it looked like the cursed Giants had lost a second starting quarterback to a significant injury, and those points held up Sunday in a 19-11 victory against the Eagles that featured otherwise putrid offense from both teams.
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Winston’s game-saving cameo was important because the Giants were completely unable to run the ball without the injured duo of Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. Will that prompt John Harbaugh and Joe Schoen to meet the Colts’ asking price of a first-round pick (or the multi-pick equivalent) for Jonathan Taylor before Tuesday?

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It seemed only fitting for the Giants to exorcise the demons of a 13-game losing streak at their House of Horrors in the most absurd way possible. asserted
Giants → seem → way
Jameis Winston came off the bench to lead a 14-play, 76-yard go-ahead third-quarter touchdown drive in the tense moments when it looked like the cursed Giants had lost a second starting quarterback to a significant injury, and those points held up Sunday in a 19-11 victory against the Eagles that featured otherwise putrid offense from both teams. asserted
that → come → teams
J.J. McCarthy spun into a big hit from Zack Baun on a quarterback-keeper and suffered a hip injury. asserted
McCarthy → spin → injury
With Winston, who was benched two games ago despite a 2-1-1 record as first up behind Jaxson Dart, on the field in an emergency, McCarthy tried a warm-up throw on the sideline. asserted
McCarthy → bench → sideline
tRY IT NOWMcCarthy immediately grabbed for his right side in crumbling pain and headed for the medical tent, as visions of losing the NFC East Division lead and changing the plan to buy assets at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline slipped into panicked fans’ minds. asserted
visions → try → minds
With McCarthy off to the locker room, Winston went to work with a fourth-down sneak conversion, a 27-yard strike to Darnell Mooney and a low five-yard touchdown pass to a schemed open Isaiah Likely as the Giants grabbed a 13-8 lead. asserted
Giants → go → lead
McCarthy returned from the locker room just as the defense forced a punt. asserted
defense → return → punt
His re-emergence drew a cheer from a section of visiting fans and he ran down the bench slapping hands with teammates. asserted
he → draw → teammates
Dominic Zvada, who went into last week’s bye as a big question, kicked his third and fourth field goals in as many attempts in the fourth quarter with McCarthy back at the helm. asserted
who → go → helm
McCarthy was limping between plays but still scrambled for a key first down. asserted
McCarthy → limp → down
Trailing by 11 points at the two-minute warning, the Eagles kicked a field goal and forced a three-and-out to get the ball back at their own 5-yard line with 1:32. asserted
Eagles → trail → 1:32
Darius Cooper nearly emerged from two defenders with a streaking 80-yard touchdown but the ball fell incomplete. asserted
ball → emerge → touchdown
Saquon Barkley, the former NFL Offensive Player of the Year, didn’t touch the ball on the final drive and finished with only 22 yards from scrimmage against his former team. asserted
Barkley → touch → team
None of it was pretty, but the Giants (5-2-1) further buried the Eagles (2-7) in the NFC East without any sympathy for quarterback Joe Milton in his first career start. asserted
Giants → bury → start
Rookie first-round pick Arvell Reese – who was not a part of any of the Giants’ 13 consecutive losses since 2013 at Lincoln Financial Field – sacked Milton three times. asserted
who → sack → Milton
Milton, who wasn’t part of any of the Eagles’ 13 straight wins, was no better for the Eagles than the benched Tanner McKee. asserted
who → bench → McKee
Jalen Hurts is out for the season due to blood clots, and five straight losses have sucked some of the hostility out of the Linc. asserted
losses → suck → Linc
In fact, the Giants were so loose that special teamers, including Zaire Barnes, were flapping for their arms for their fan base to make more noise during intermissions. asserted
base → include → intermissions
Winston’s game-saving cameo was important because the Giants were completely unable to run the ball without the injured duo of Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. Will that prompt John Harbaugh and Joe Schoen to meet the Colts’ asking price of a first-round pick (or the multi-pick equivalent) for Jonathan Taylor before Tuesday? asserted
that → save → Tuesday
The Eagles led 8-6 at halftime because the Giants had two long drives stall out before reaching the red zone and settled for righting struggling kicker Zvada with field goals of 53 and 49 yards. asserted
drives → lead → yards
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