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The Giants arrived in Houston after a week that was nothing short of chaotic. Skattebo was benched, Najee Harris was cut, and oh yeah, JJ McCarthy was preparing to make his first career start for Big Blue. All of that, combined with the fact that the Texans came in riding high off two straight division wins, led to New York entering the game as 10.5-point underdogs. But none of that mattered. In what ended up being yet another thriller, the Giants stunned the Texans with a walk-off touchdown in overtime, 27-21. As I mentioned, Cam Skattebo was coming off a week in which he didn't receive a single carry, following a costly fumble in a crucial moment the week prior. But from the opening drive, it was clear that Skattebo was determined to prove his worth.  He ran angry, like the Cam we saw before the ankle injury last year, rushing for 124 yards and a score, including a 42-yard scamper in OT that set up the game-winner from Singletary. As much heat as Harbaugh got for benching him las...

This weekend, DomwithaBlog got the opportunity to travel to Green Bay to watch Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys. This resulted in a successful Cowboys hate watch but unfortunately caused a delay in my weekly article. For that, I apologize. But after rewatching the game a few times, I'm ready to deliver my analysis. This one started essentially the exact opposite of every other Giants game under Jameis so far. He made on-target throws, looked confident in the pocket, and took what the defense gave him rather than trying to force plays downfield. He used the dump-off pass to the running backs to his advantage, but with one glaring difference. Cam Skattebo, the Giants' starting RB, was glued to the bench all day long, getting zero carries and zero targets in the passing game, as backups Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Devin Singletary led the way in the lackluster run game.  (image via Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images) That said, this improved Jameis got Big Blue out to an early 10-0...

Big Blue has had their fair share of wild finishes over the last few seasons, but yesterday they may have officially outdone themselves. The game started off slow once again for the Giants, as the offense looked lost again, Winston had no time to throw, and the run game was nonexistent, heading into halftime trailing 12-3. Then, to open the half, yet again, Jameis Winston looked like a completely different football player. This is now the third consecutive week that the G-Men have looked abysmal offensively, only to come out guns blazing in the third quarter. The offense went on to score on every possession after halftime for the remainder of regulation. (image via nygiants.com) After a late comeback, Big Blue tied the game up with a Malik Nabers TD with under a minute to go, ultimately sending the game into overtime. The Giants opened things up with another missed field goal, as rookie kicker Dominic Zvada had his welcome-to-the-league moment, going just 2-for-5 on field goal attempts...

If I had a nickel for every time the Giants made a game-sealing pick on the last play of a game this year...I'd have two nickels. In what was eerily similar to the end of last week's game against the Titans, the Giants had fans on the edge of their seats yet again, with the game on the line late in the fourth. After a horrible pass interference call on Deonte Banks with under a minute to go, Big Blue’s defense faced three straight plays from the five-yard line, needing a stop to win the game. After three consecutive incompletions, Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett went after Banks yet again on the final play of the game. But Banks jumped the pass, picked it off, and returned it all the way for a touchdown. (image via nygiants.com) The defense came out much stronger in the second half, looking like the unit we had hoped they'd be all year. The pick-six was a cherry on top of a phenomenal second half of play calling from Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, who ca...

BREAKING : As I am writing this week's article, news just broke that the Giants have traded for the 10th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, QB JJ McCarthy. When coming out of college two years ago, the Giants were strongly considering selecting him to be their QB of the future, but opted to select Malik Nabers instead. For those unfamiliar, McCarthy went undefeated and won the National Championship with John Harbaugh's brother, Jim, at the University of Michigan. He was then drafted by the Vikings, where he missed the entirety of his rookie year with a torn meniscus (similar to Dart's current injury). While he's unproven, the Giants will give up just a 5th-round pick to get him, and with his legs and short-pass accuracy, he could fit well in a system made for Jaxson Dart. He'll likely start as the backup for Jameis, but with a long season ahead, I love the idea of giving him a shot. (image via sports.yahoo.com and grok) With that out of the way, let's talk about Sunday...

Last week, walking out of MetLife Stadium, it felt as if the Giants had finally emerged from under the gray cloud that had hung over the franchise for more than a decade. And just 8 days later, that feeling has returned tenfold. In what was a Giants-fan-packed SoFi Stadium, I was getting a lot of those same vibes from the Dallas game early on. But Big Blue's high was short-lived, as just seven plays into the game, Jaxson Dart went down holding his left knee. The air was completely sucked out of the stadium as fans held their breath. (Image via @MikeGarafolo on X) As he limped off the field, any hopes of a Giants victory went with him. The Winston-led offense was completely stalled, and the defense had no answer for Rams star receiver Davante Adams, who had 195 receiving yards and two big-time TD catches. The final tally was 28-6 Rams, but the headline is the injury to Jaxson Dart (who could miss the rest of the season) and a few other key Giants. Aside from their young QB, other Gi...