The Giants had waited so long for this — a chance to party on a primetime stage after beating their hated rival, a moment of hope with a quarterback who maybe, just maybe, can finally bury years of misery.

And they got it Thursday, when they shocked the Eagles, 34-17, silencing the many Philadelphia fans at MetLife Stadium, while giving their own faithful a long-awaited opportunity to roar into the chilly autumn night.

Suddenly, this Giants season that seemed destined to spiral into irrelevance — yet again — has signs of life. Suddenly, the trips to Denver and Philadelphia the next two weeks don’t seem so daunting.

Who could have imagined this , after that dud in New Orleans just four days ago and after the Giants entered Thursday without their top two wide receivers, Malik Nabers and

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