Giants exorcise Philly demons in win over Eagles after J.J. McCarthy injury scare
PHILADELPHIA — It seemed only fitting for the Giants to exorcise the demons of a 13-game losing streak at their House of Horrors in the most absurd way possible. Jameis Winston came off the bench to lead a 14-play, 76-yard go-ahead third-quarter touchdown drive in the tense moments when it looked like the cursed Giants had lost a second starting quarterback to a significant injury, and those points held up Sunday in a 19-11 victory against the Eagles that featured otherwise putrid offense from both teams.J.J.
McCarthy spun into a big hit from Zack Baun on a quarterback-keeper and suffered a hip injury.With Winston, who was benched two games ago despite a 2-1-1 record as first up behind Jaxson Dart, on the field in an emergency, McCarthy tried a warm-up throw on the sideline.
Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.McCarthy immediately grabbed for his right side in crumbling pain and headed for the medical tent, as visions of losing the NFC East Division lead and changing the plan to buy assets at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline slipped into panicked fans’ minds.With McCarthy off to the locker room, Winston went to work with a fourth-down sneak conversion, a 27-yard strike to Darnell Mooney and a low five-yard touchdown pass to a schemed open Isaiah Likely as the Giants grabbed a 13-8 lead.
McCarthy returned from the locker room just as the defense forced a punt.His re-emergence drew a cheer from a section of visiting fans and he ran down the bench slapping hands with teammates.Dominic Zvada, who went into last week’s bye as a big question, kicked his third and fourth field goals in as many attempts in the fourth quarter with McCarthy back at the helm.
McCarthy was limping between plays but still scrambled for a key first down. Trailing by 11 points at the two-minute warning, the Eagles kicked a field goal and forced a three-and-out to get the ball back at their own 5-yard line with ...