In the Giants’ last prime-time game, they were embarrassed by Kansas City. On Thursday Night Football, they delivered a statement win over the Eagles and improved to 2-1 since Jaxson Dart took over as starting quarterback.
Here are three takeaways:
The Giants’ receivers bounced back
The Giants’ receiving corps was a big letdown in Sunday’s loss to the Saints. Despite not having Malik Nabers or Darius Slayton on Thursday night, they made up for it in a big way.
Lil’Jordan Humphrey was elevated from the practice squad and started alongside Wan’Dale Robinson. He had a false-start penalty on his third play but made it up the next play with a 34-yard catch to introduce himself properly to Giants fans.
Jalin Hyatt had three catches, but his biggest play was drawing a pass-interference call