Giants win over the Eagles 34-17

"The Giants got off to a great start like they did in their last game, but this time they kept it up. It hurt to see Saquon Barkley run the ball for 18 yards, and then 13 on the Eagles first 2 plays of the game. A mistake maybe on their part, as they didn't get far on the next three without him, and settled for a field goal. They didn't have the lead for long though as Jaxson Dart showed what he could do, coming up with two big plays on the Giants turn.
The first was a 34 yard pass to Lil'Jordan Humphrey, and he ended the drive by scrambling for a 20-yard touchdown! I wasn't looking forward to seeing Barkley with the ball again, and I didn't have to. The Eagles didn't use him, and went 3-and-out after Hurts took an 8-yard sack from Brian Burns. Dart showed off his arm again with two more big plays on the next drive, a 36-yard completion to Wan'Dale Robinson, and a second one that Robinson took 35-yards for a touchdown. The Giants were up 13-3.
Was I worried that this was too good to be true? Sure I was, and soon felt right to think that way, when I saw Jalen Hurts throw some big passes to A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert that gave the Eagles a touchdown. It wasn't comforting to see the Giants go 3-and-out, followed by another Eagles touchdown midway into the second quarter. The Giants seemed to be letting things slip away as they had on Sunday against the Saints. Surprise, there were no big plays this time as the Giants kept at it for 15 plays, using up almost the rest of the time, until Cam Skattebo ran the ball in 4 yards for a touchdown, and the Giants were up 20-17 at the end of the half.
In the third quarter both teams went 3-and-out, before the Giants scored again on another run by Skattebo. Everything was looking good until Dart was sacked on the Giants next drive. I didn't like seeing him staying down on the ground until the trainers came in and took him off the field to the blue medical tent. Russell Wilson took over at quarterback, and after a short run by Tyrone Tracy, and an incompletion, the drive was over.
Brian Daboll was busy checking in on Dart when the Eagles had the ball. We were in the fourth quarter now and Dart came in for the next drive, but the Giants were off the field quickly after one two yard run by Skattebo, and Dart threw two short passes incomplete. From the way things looked, I wasn't sure Dart should have been out there this soon, even with the fourth quarter break time.
The Giants defense had been handling the Eagles extremely well, but on their next drive, Hurts got his team going. Assisted by a big defensive penalty by Paulson Adebo, they soon were at the Giants 10-yard line. Hurts then threw a pass that was intercepted by Cor'Dale Flott, and he took off with it. Flott ran it back 68 yards, and was tackled, by of all people, Barkley. That interception and return run really killed the Eagles efforts to make this a three point game.
Dart was back on the field, and I didn't like to see him running with the ball twice, before he threw a pass to Jalin Hyatt. The Eagles were called for pass interference, and Skattebo ran it in one yard for a touchdown. It was hard to believe the Giants were up 34-17 over the Eagles at this point, but there were still almost ten minutes left. Hurts soon connected with a 36 yard pass to Goedert, which gave him a first down at the Giants 37 yard line. Hurts then threw a completion to his receiver, but it was fumbled and recovered by Dru Phillips!
Then the Giants took over and did what they normally don't do well. They were able to run the remaining seven minutes or so off the clock, and the game was over. This was only their second win in six games, but it felt great! The way they played against the Eagles made you feel that they had turned the corner. Now I'll anxiously be looking forward to their next game against the Denver Broncos, hoping for more."

"The Giants figured it out. You put points up on the board, the defense does its job, and you get a win. Both teams were coming off losses with not much time to regroup and prepare for a Thursday night game. The Giants had to make their way back from New Orleans, and the Eagles played at home against the Denver Broncos. The Eagles started off the game with an opening drive field goal, but the Giants came right back with Jaxson Dart scrambling 20 yards for the second rushing touchdown of his career. The Eagles later took the lead back, but not for long, as the Giants just about closed out the second quarter with a long 15 play drive. It ended with a Cam Skattebo four yard touchdown run, giving the Giants a 20-17 lead.
At the half Skattebo and Dart had combined for 69 rushing yards, and each had scored a touchdown. Dart had completed 10 of his 13 passes for 127 yards, including a touchdown pass to Wan'Dale Robinson. Jude McAtamney missed on the point after attempt right after that. Dart had taken one sack, and the Giants defense came up with two on Jalen Hurts, one by Brian Burns, and another by Darius Muasau. Even though Saquon Barkley got off to a good start with 2 runs for 29 yards, he was held to 27 on his next 6 carries.
Barkley became a non factor in the game after that, carrying the ball only four more times and gaining just 2 yards. Hurts threw to Barkley a total of only 3 times, and he caught 2 for 9 yards. Hurts also couldn't run on the Giants defense the way they were playing. He had one 9 yard run, and the total of all of Hurts 7 carries resulted in 13 yards and 1 pushed-in touchdown. The Eagles didn't score a single point in the whole second half, and the Giants added two more touchdowns.
At one point Dart left the game after taking a sack, but returned soon after he cleared a concussion check. Dart ended up completing 17 of his 25 passes for 195 yards and 1 touchdown, and he ran with the ball 13 times for 58 yards and 1 touchdown. Cam Skattebo rushed 19 times for 98 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught two passes for another 12 yards. Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton were not available, and Wan'Dale Robinson stepped up. Dart threw to him 7 times, and he pulled in 6 for 84 yards, including his big catch-and-run 35-yard touchdown. Lil'Jordan Humphrey, recently off the practice squad, caught 4 passes for 55 yards.
The defense kept the pressure on Hurts all game, sacking him 3 times, and cornerback Cordale Flott just about sealed the game with his fourth quarter interception and 68-yard return when the Eagles were threatening. That was Hurts first interception on the year, and the Giants scored a touchdown three plays later. Coming off a Thursday night game, the Giants will have a few extra days to prepare for their next game. They can even watch the Broncos first hand, playing against the Jets on Sunday, before they head out to Denver."

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