Were about to find out just how different these Giants are with chance to end ugly Eagles history
Now we shall see how different all this really is. John Harbaugh has already turned the franchise around.Exactly how far around is an ongoing saga and the next stop on the trail is Philadelphia.
Where Giants head coaches go and lose. Tom Coughlin in 2014 and 2015.Ben McAdoo in 2016 and 2017.
Pat Shurmur in 2018 and 2019.Joe Judge in 2020 and 2021.
Brian Daboll in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.Make it 13 consecutive losses for the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field.
The last time the Giants won in Philly was Oct.27, 2013, as Josh Brown’s five field goals accounted for all their points in a 15-7 victory, with the Eagles losing quarterback Michael Vick to a hamstring injury, forcing Matt Barkley onto the field.
The Eagles won the NFC East that season.The Giants finished third. This Sunday, Harbaugh takes his first-place squad into the Linc, heading in at 4-2-1 fresh off the bye week, with a new quarterback (J.J.
McCarthy) providing even more fuel to the fire Harbaugh is stoking.What has already transpired shows the value of a proven head coach exerting his influence on and off the field. Let us count the Sundays when there might as well be neon lights flashing “This Is Not The Same’’ since Harbaugh took over.
Beating the Cowboys in Week 1 — the Giants had lost 10 of 11 season openers to Dallas.Winning the first three games of the season at home — they had not accomplished that in 18 years.
Winning on the road in Houston as a 10.5-point underdog. What comes next is not the most severe football challenge but it is an emotional and psychological hurdle, considering what the rival Eagles have inflicted upon the Giants and their fans for more than a decade. Yes, the Eagles at 2-6 are depleted and a mess.Yes, they lost their quarterback, Jalen Hurts, for the remainder of the season.
Yes, long gone is their offensive line dominance.Yes, Saqu...