Giants’ J.J. McCarthy exits with injury at Eagles (UPDATE)

UPDATE: J.J. McCarthy (hip) returned to Sunday’s game with 17 seconds left in the third quarter and the Giants leading 13-8, after James Winston led a 76-yard touchdown drive to give them the advantage. ***PHILADELPHIA — Early in the third quarter of Sunday’s game at the Eagles, the Giants saw their fascinating replacement quarterback, J.J. McCarthy, head to the sideline with an injury. Officially, McCarthy has a hip injury and is questionable to return. McCarthy slammed his helmet down on the bench before heading into the blue medical evaluation tent. Jameis Winston replaced him. As the Giants deal with life without Jaxson Dart, they benched Winston for McCarthy heading into their pre-bye week game in Houston. The Giants shockingly won that game in overtime. Sunday is McCarthy’s second start. The Giants’ offense struggled in the first half Sunday, and they came out of halftime down 8-6 to the reeling Eagles. McCarthy got hurt on a first-and-10 run from the Giants’ 27-yard line with 12:02 left in the third quarter. He ran left for 3 yards and took a hard hit from Zack Baun as he lowered his shoulder. He went to the sideline, tried to throw, expressed frustration and trudged to the tent. A few moments later, he jogged into the locker room. It is unclear if he will be able to return to Sunday’s game, as he tries to build on his impressive showing in Houston. MORE BY DARRYL SLATERGiants finally win in Philadelphia, move one step closer to shocking playoff berth Nov. 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m.NFL playoff picture: Giants continue surprising run (UPDATED)Nov. 8, 2026, 5:17 p.m.Even if the Giants lose Sunday to the Eagles and the Cowboys beat the Colts, the Giants will remain atop the NFC East. The Giants haven’t won in Philadelphia since 2013. They have lost 13 straight games here since. McCarthy’s injury doesn’t help matters, as coach John Harbaugh tries to end that brutal losing streak. As for Winston, he went 2-1-1 in his starts this season after Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 2. So he is capable, albeit erratic. Read the original article on NJ.com. Add NJ.com as a Preferred Source by clicking here.