The New York Giants dominated the Philadelphia Eagles 34-17 for the team’s first win over Philly since January 7th, 2024. This loss marks the Eagles’ first losing streak since the 2023-24 season.
Mental mistakes were Philly’s undoing. They turned the ball over twice, gave up three sacks, and only had one third-down conversion in the game.
At the same time, the Eagles couldn’t stop the rookie pairing of quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo. Dart had 195 passing yards, 58 rushing yards, and two total touchdowns. Meanwhile, Cam Skattebo ran for 98 yards and three TDs on the ground.
The Giants had no answer for Eagles running back Saquon Barkley on the game’s opening drive. He picked up 31 ground yards on his first two carries of the evening, which allowed Philly to connect on a 42-yard field goal attempt for a 3-0 lead. On the Eagles’ first possession, Barkley surpassed his rushing total from last week (30 yards).
New York started its first series with good field position thanks to a 37-yard kick return to get the ball near midfield. On their first third-down attempt, quarterback Jaxson Dart threw a deep pass to wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey for a 34-yard gain on his first catch of the season. That led to Jaxson Dart running into the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown and a 7-3 advantage. Humphrey, who was elevated to the 53-man roster from the practice squad earlier today, finished the game with four catches for 55 yards.
Following an Eagles three-and-out, the Giants got on the board again. Wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson made two catches for 61 yards and a touchdown to extend Big Blue’s lead to 13-3 after a missed extra point. That marked the first time since 2020 that the Giants have scored more than seven points in the first quarter of a game.
Philadelphia managed to answer back, thanks in part to a remarkable 30-yard catch by wide receiver A.J. Brown. Once the Eagles got into the red zone, quarterback Jalen Hurts threw an underhand pass at the line of scrimmage to tight end Dallas Goedert, who powered his way into the end zone to cut the lead to 13-10. With that score, Goedert has five touchdowns in his last four games.
After forcing a three-and-out to close the first quarter, Jalen Hurts completed five straight passes for 68 yards to get down to Big Blue’s three yard line. From there, Philadelphia ran two straight tush push plays for a fresh set of downs at the one yard line. Two downs later, the Eagles tush-pushed their way to a touchdown and a 17-13 lead. Philly ended that series with four consecutive tush pushes.
Giants wideout Jalin Hyatt made back-to-back catches for five and six yards to get New York to Philadelphia’s 22 yard line with two minutes to go in the first half. That set up a walk-in rushing touchdown for running back Cam Skattebo from four yards out for a 20-17 Big Blue lead with 1:19 to go in the second quarter. Coming into the game, Hyatt didn’t have a single reception this season.
Philly’s offense took the field at its own seven yard line with no timeouts. Though they managed to pick up 45 yards, the clock ran out on the heels of a nine-yard run by Jalen Hurts, sending this one to halftime.
After back-to-back three-and-outs to start the third quarter, the Giants’ offense again picked up due to some costly mental errors by the Eagles. A facemask penalty followed by an illegal contact helped New York get into the red zone. Eventually, Cam Skattebo crashed his way over the goal line for his second rushing touchdown of the evening to increase Big Blue’s lead to 27-17. This was Skattebo’s first career game with multiple rushing TDs.
Giants pass rusher Brian Burns continued to build on an outstanding campaign. He had two sacks in this game to bring his total to seven on the season, tying him for the league lead with the Denver Broncos’ Nik Bonitto. His second sack killed a promising Eagles drive and forced a punt late in the third quarter.
A disastrous moment for the New York Giants came when they were driving towards the end of the third quarter. Jaxson Dart went down with an apparent head injury before running off the field into the blue medical tent. Thankfully, he was cleared of a concussion and returned to the field on the Giants’ next drive.
On Philly’s next series, a 25-yard defensive pass interference got the Eagles to New York’s 25. After getting into the red zone, Jalen Hurts threw his first interception of the season, which was returned 68 yards to Philadelphia’s 23 yard line with 11:25 to go in the game. That was Hurts’ first INT in his last 305 regular-season passes.
The Eagles’ defense couldn’t get off the field all night long as the Giants went 11 for 15 on third-down attempts. A defensive pass interference penalty on a 3rd and 8 led to a Cam Skattebo rushing touchdown on the very next play to put New York ahead 34-17 with 9:41 left in the game. Philly was just one for nine on third downs tonight.
Facing a 17-point deficit from their own 11 yard line, the Eagles had no choice but to go for it on fourth down. They converted that play with ease to get out of their own red zone. Two downs later, Jalen Hurts found a wide-open Dallas Goedert for 36 yards. However, the drive ended with a turnover, when the Giants forced a fumble that they recovered at their own 25 with 6:50 to go in the game.
Once they got the ball back, the Giants ran out the clock to secure the win. This was Big Blue’s first victory over an NFC East team in its last nine divisional games.
*Author’s note: all information and statistics are tracked in real time and are provided by the game’s broadcaster, NFL.com, and ESPN.com*
