The New York Giants upset the Philadelphia Eagles, 34-17, in a prime-time stunner on Thursday Night Football at MetLife Stadium.
In a game no one gave the Giants a chance, they dominated from the onset, beating the Eagles in every aspect of the game. They were driven by rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo, who combined for five touchdowns on the night.
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The win snapped an eight-game skid against NFC East opponents, and was just their third prime time victory (3-20) since 2019, and only their second at MetLife Stadium (2-12) over that span. It was also their first victory on Thursday night since September 24, 2015.
Was it a turning point for the organization?
Though it’s too soon to declare a full turnaround, this was the vital first step toward steadying the course. And if Dart prevails, it could signal the dawn of the Giants’ liberation from their entrenched culture of defeat.
“I just think there’s, at times, some negativity that’s surrounding here. For us, some of the new guys that are coming here, we just got here, so we don’t feel like we were involved in the past. We’ve got a lot of winners on this team, guys who come out every single day, work their (expletive) off to put on a good showing on Sundays,” Dart said after the game.
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“I love it. I understand the most important thing for everybody is winning. As competitors, that’s how we feel, too. I feel like this city is starving for that. We are starving for that. We hate losing. It’s the worst feeling in the world. We just try to do our best, regardless of what outside noise is, we try to keep everything internal between us. I have all the confidence in the world in every single player on this team.”
The Giants have been losing for a long time, but Dart and Skattebo seem committed to shifting the narrative. It’s their team now; their time. And they seem ready for it.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo want to change Giants’ culture of losing