Giants Take NFC East Lead With 36-24 Win Over Cardinals — SkimNews
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- Cam Skattebo dismissed the Giants' 2.5-point home-underdog status as "dumb," saying the Cardinals' six-hour flight and time change made the disrespect "a pretty brutal feeling" the locker room used as motivation.
- The Giants beat the Cardinals 36-24 at MetLife Stadium, improving to 3-0 at home and 3-1 overall and moving into sole possession of first place in the NFC East for the first time since November 2015.
- Jameis Winston threw three touchdowns and two interceptions, rallying New York from a 14-3 first-quarter deficit.
- Deonte Banks sealed the win with a 98-yard interception return of a Jacoby Brissett pass near the goal line.
- The result snapped the Cardinals' 15-game underdog streak and Jacoby Brissett's 25-game run as an underdog starting quarterback — both the longest active streaks in the NFL, per ESPN Research.
- Coach John Harbaugh cautioned "it's only four games in" with 13 games left, as the Giants opened as 2.5-point underdogs for next week's road game at the 1-3 Washington Commanders.
- The Giants played without QB Jaxson Dart and linebacker Brian Burns, both lost for the season to knee injuries.
Why it matters: New York holds sole possession of first place in the NFC East despite season-ending knee injuries to starting QB Jaxson Dart and linebacker Brian Burns, with Jameis Winston now steering the offense. Oddsmakers viewed the Giants as the wrong side of two historic underdog runs — the Cardinals' 15-game streak and Brissett's 25-game streak, both longest active in the NFL — underscoring how sharply the market underrated a 3-0 home team.
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