THE GAME WAS OVER WHEN…
Cornerback Dru Phillips recovered a fumble by Eagles running back A.J. Dillon after a tackle by safety Dane Belton and linebacker Bobby Okereke. The Giants took over with 6:50 to play and rushed eight times to get to the two-minute warning, after which Dart kneeled in the victory formation.
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Cornerback Cor'Dale Flott intercepted Jalen Hurts inside the Giants 10-yard line and returned it 68 yards. It turned the tables on a drive that could have potentially cut the Eagles' deficit to one possession. Instead, the Giants scored a touchdown to take a 17-point lead.
"Have to be aggressive," coach Brian Daboll said of the all-out blitz on the play. "I told [defensive coordinator] Shane [Bowen] to be aggressive. Don't hold anything in your holster. Go after them. Thought he did a good job of mixing things up. Disguising some stuff. Again, that's a good football team. That's a damn good football team. They're going to make plays."
The Giants had two takeaways and no turnovers on Thursday night. Four days prior, they turned the ball over on five consecutive drives to spoil a double-digit lead in New Orleans.
STREAK BUSTERS
Heading into Week 6, the Giants had lost: 10 consecutive Thursday games, four straight at night and eight in a row against NFC East teams.
"I just think there's, at times, some negativity that's surrounding here," Dart said. "For us, some of the new guys that are coming here, we just got here, so we don't feel like we were involved in the past. We've got a lot of winners on this team, guys who come out every single day, work their (butt) off to put on a good showing on Sundays. I feel like we're just connected. We just had some games, times and those moments where it hasn't gone our way. We do feel like we're a really good team, we have really good players. We're just trying to win games. We're just trying to stay internal and stay connected each and every day."
The Giants entered Thursday night ranked last in the NFL in red zone touchdown efficiency but converted all three drives inside the 20 to touchdowns against the Eagles. The Giants also converted 11 third downs, their most in a game since doing it twice in 2014. They did so without Darius Slayton, who was ruled out with a hamstring injury, and Malik Nabers, who is out for the season due to a torn ACL.
On the other side, Philadelphia converted just one third down in nine attempts.
"Home crowd was awesome. But we got to give 'em a reason to be awesome, too." – Daboll
INJURY REPORT
Right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor was limited throughout the shortened week due to a back injury but hasn't missed a start yet. He kept intact an offensive line that has now started the same five players for the fourth consecutive week (left tackle Andrew Thomas started Week 3 but played only 28 snaps in his first game back). However, center John Michael Schmitz left midway through the third quarter with a concussion and nose injury. Austin Schlottmann took his place.
Running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. had four carries for six yards in his first game since suffering a shoulder injury in Week 3.
Defensive lineman D.J. Davidson left with a knee injury but returned to the game, as did quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was evaluated for a concussion.
The Giants had ruled out three players heading into the game: wide receiver Darius Slayton (hamstring) and linebackers Swayze Bozeman (ankle) and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (hamstring).
WHAT THE WIN MEANS FOR THE GIANTS
The Giants are 2-4 and will see the Eagles again in just 17 days at Lincoln Financial Field. In between, they travel to Denver on Oct. 19 for a matchup with the Broncos, who will be returning home from a game against the Jets in London on Sunday.
STARTING OFFENSE
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
TE Daniel Bellinger
LT Andrew Thomas
LG Jon Runyan
C John Michael Schmitz
RG Greg Van Roten
RT Jermaine Eluemunor
TE Theo Johnson
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey
QB Jaxson Dart
RB Cam Skattebo
STARTING DEFENSE
OLB Brian Burns
DL Dexter Lawrence
DL Roy Robertson-Harris
OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux
ILB Bobby Okereke
ILB Darius Muasau
CB Dru Phillips
CB Cor'Dale Flott
CB Paulson Adebo
S Tyler Nubin
S Jevón Holland