Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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2
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
The J.J. McCarthy Era arrived in New York earlier than expected.
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Era → arrive → York
The Giants are making a quarterback change and starting McCarthy over James Winston on Sunday against the Texans in Houston.
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Giants → make → Houston
tRY IT NOWIt’s a bold move by head coach John Harbaugh considering that Winston (2-1-1 as the starter) is one poor game removed from throwing three touchdown passes and leading a 14-point comeback in a tie against the Commanders.
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Winston → try → Commanders
But Winston threw two second-half interceptions in a 34-27 loss to the Saints, and McCarthy was tantalizingly good in throwing for 243 fourth-quarter yards and leading three scoring drives after replacing Winston.
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McCarthy → throw → Winston
Only one non-starting quarterback has thrown for more fourth-quarter yards in a game over the last 25 years.
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quarterback → throw → years
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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change → remain → 11:36
So, McCarthy draws the challenge of facing one of the NFL’s top defensive minds (Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans) and a pass rush tied for No. 3 with 18 sacks.
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McCarthy → draw → sacks
The Giants alternately could have started Winston on a short leash and used next week’s bye to prepare McCarthy to run the full playbook.
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Giants → start → playbook
But the fans who cheered McCarthy’s entrance into the game and were electrified by his comeback didn’t want to wait.
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who → cheer → comeback
And neither did Harbaugh, who was reluctant to address the quarterback future in the immediate aftermath of the game.
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who → do → game
“He did a heck of a job given the circumstances and kind of desperation time,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → do → time
“It’s different than normal football, but made some plays and gives us a chance to win the game.
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It → ’ → game
We’re throwing the ball in the end zone at the end so that was good.
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that → throw → end
You have to compliment him on that.”
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You → have → that
The Giants acquired McCarthy for a fifth-round pick in a trade with the Vikings on Sept. 28.
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Giants → acquire → Sept.
He provides some of the athleticism to run RPOs and zone-reads that the Giants lost when Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury.
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Dart → provide → injury
McCarthy appeared to be playing chuck-it-and-go backyard football against the Saints but it was more structured than that.
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it → appear → that
“It was mostly running the actual offense for that circumstance,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → run → circumstance