The New York Giants finally, *finally* got a win in Philadelphia on Sunday, snapping a brutal 13-game losing streak that stretched all the way back to 2013. This wasn’t just some regular road victory, this was a decade of frustration, of close calls and flat-out losses, wiped away in one afternoon. What a feeling for those guys.
It Wasn’t Pretty, But It Was Enough
Look, nobody’s calling this a “work of art” for the Giants. It was gritty, it was ugly, but who cares when it ends a streak like that? Tight end Isaiah Likely pulled down a touchdown catch in the third quarter that put the Giants ahead for the first time since the opening quarter. From there, they actually pushed their lead out to 19-11. They punted the ball back to the Eagles with just 90 seconds left, giving Philly a shot to pull off some last-second magic. And for a second, it looked like they might.
Clutch Sacks Shut Down the Comeback
Eagles QB Joe Milton started carving them up, hitting Hollywood Brown and Dallas Goedert for first downs, moving the chains. Then, rookie wideout Makai Lemon had a pass slip through his hands that would’ve put them deep into Giants territory. Oof. On the very next play, running back Elijah Mitchell caught a short pass but didn’t get out of bounds, forcing Milton to spike the ball with six seconds left from their own 44-yard line. You know what that means: one final, desperate heave. Milton’s got a cannon, famously uncorking a 70-yard throw at the Combine, but he never even got the chance to let it fly. Defensive end Darius Alexander blew right through the line and sacked him, sealing the win. That was one of a massive seven sacks for the Giants that day, with first-round pick Arvell Reese absolutely eating with three sacks himself. It was Reese’s first road game against the Eagles, and he walks away 1-0 in Philly, a massive shift from recent history.
This wasn’t just a win, it was an exorcism. To finally break that 13-game stranglehold the Eagles had on them in Philly, going back to 2013? That’s huge. It proves this team has the fight, and sometimes, that’s all you need to turn the page on a brutal past. What a way to end a curse!
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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