After the NFL Draft in April, Giants coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen often used one word to describe their picks: toughness.

Daboll said it was something the Giants coveted in free agency, too.

Fast-forward six months, and it’s starting to manifest more since Jaxson Dart became the starting quarterback.

Consider Thursday night’s 34-17 win over the Eagles.

The Giants ran out the final 6:50 of the game with a drive that featured runs on eight of their first nine plays before Dart kneeled three times.

It was noteworthy given how the Eagles typically wear teams down, especially with their infamous “Tush Push.” The Giants returned the favor, and now they’ve been embracing being a physical team in the three-game span of the Dart era.

“This is a team that when people come

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