Before Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, there was plenty of media speculation that New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen might be out of a job if the defense played poorly against the Eagles and the Giants fell to 1-5.

Well, neither of those things happened. The Giants stunned the defending champion Eagles with a decisive 34-17 victory. Bowen’s defense was a big part of the reason. • The Giants forced two turnovers, including an interception by Cor’Dale Flott that led to a game-clinching score. • The Giants sacked Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts three times and pressured him 13 times. Hurts threw 33 passes. • The Giants held Saquon Barkley to 58 yards on 12 carries, just 27 yards after he gained 31 on his first two carries.

Over the past three weeks

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