Jameis Winston came off the bench to throw the go-ahead touchdown pass while J.J. McCarthy was being checked for a hip injury, Dominic Zvada kicked four field goals, and the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-11 on Sunday, November 8, at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Giants improve to 5-2-1 and are the only team in the NFC East with a winning record. It was their first win in Philadelphia since October 27, 2013, ending a run of 13 straight Eagles home wins in the series, including one in the playoffs. Philadelphia falls to 2-7 with its seventh straight loss, its longest skid since an eight-game slide in 2012.
Zvada and an early backflip
Zvada made field goals of 53 and 49 yards for a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. The Eagles, starting Joe Milton after benching Tanner McKee this week, answered late in the period when Saquon Barkley ran in from 3 yards out. A Giants penalty on the extra point moved the ball up, and Milton ran in the two-point conversion and celebrated with a backflip for an 8-6 lead. Neither team scored again until late in the third quarter.
Eagles punter Braden Mann provided the strangest highlight of the half: from his own end zone, with the ball spotted at the 8, he boomed an 86-yard punt that rolled out of bounds at the Giants 6, the longest punt in the league since 2001. Randall Cunningham’s 91-yarder in 1989 remains the franchise record.
Winston’s cameo
McCarthy hurt his hip in the third quarter with the Giants trailing 8-6, and coach John Harbaugh turned to Winston, who had started four games earlier this season while Jaxson Dart was hurt. Winston hit Malachi Fields for 14 yards to the Philadelphia 3, then found tight end Isaiah Likely for a 5-yard touchdown with 2:25 left in the period. “Circumstances are the circumstances,” Winston said. “But today we found a way.”
McCarthy returned for the final play of the third quarter, and Zvada added field goals of 38 and 49 yards for a 19-8 lead with 4:24 to go. Jake Elliott’s 45-yarder with 1:56 left was all the Eagles could manage. “The fact that J-Mo and I got to do it, it’s just a testament of what this team’s all about,” McCarthy said.
The numbers
- J.J. McCarthy: 12 of 19 for 127 yards, sacked five times. Jameis Winston: 6 of 8 for 71 yards and the touchdown.
- Dominic Zvada: 4 for 4 on field goals, from 53, 49, 38 and 49 yards, accounting for 13 points.
- Arvell Reese: 12 tackles and three sacks for the Giants’ defense, which sacked Milton seven times.
- Joe Milton: 18 of 34 for 169 yards and nine carries for 64 yards, with a lost fumble. Rookie Makai Lemon led Philadelphia with six catches for 61 yards.
- Saquon Barkley: 13 carries for 22 yards and a touchdown against his former team.
- Eagles defense: Zack Baun had two sacks, and Jonathan Greenard recorded his first sack since arriving in a draft-weekend trade from Minnesota.
- Team totals: New York 243 yards, Philadelphia 220; the teams combined for 13 sacks and went a combined 11 of 35 on third down.
What it means
Philadelphia, likely without Jalen Hurts for the rest of the season because of blood clots, could reshape its roster before Tuesday’s trade deadline. “The Giants played great today,” Milton said. Harbaugh, whose team has battled injuries at running back, did not deny interest in Colts running back Jonathan Taylor: “We’re not ruling anything out, but I don’t see anything particularly imminent right now either.” He also joked that he would like to see a game where “everything’s going our way.”
What comes next
The Giants host the Washington Commanders on Thursday night, November 12. Philadelphia has its bye and returns to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on November 22.
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