Welcome to Staten News — where the Giants are 5-2-1, the Eagles are 2-7, and nobody in South Jersey wants to talk about it.
🏈 Eleven Points in Their Own Building
Philadelphia scored eight points in the first quarter Sunday. Then it scored three more the rest of the afternoon. The Giants won 19-11 at Lincoln Financial Field and walked out with a 5-2-1 record while the Eagles fell to 2-7.
This was not a shootout. J.J. McCarthy went 12 of 19 for 127 yards. Devin Singletary carried 21 times for 31 yards. Darnell Mooney led the Giants with 54 receiving yards on three catches. That’s a quiet stat line for a road win over a division rival.
The defense did the talking. Arvell Reese sacked Joe Milton three times, and Milton finished 18 of 34 for 169 yards with no touchdowns. Milton was also Philadelphia’s leading rusher with 64 yards on nine carries, which tells you exactly how the afternoon went for everyone else in midnight green.
Translation: the Giants don’t need McCarthy to win shootouts. They need him to not lose the game while Reese lives in the backfield.
✈️ The Jets Flew to Kansas City for This
The Jets scored 12 points, all in the first half, and lost 35-12 at Arrowhead. Patrick Mahomes went 23 of 31 for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Kenneth Walker III ran for 102 yards and a score. Geno Smith finished 18 of 32 for 165 yards.
The Jets are 2-7. The Chiefs are 6-2. Kansas City shut New York out after halftime and never looked bothered.
🔥 Around the League
C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns as Houston beat the Chargers 44-22. Kayshon Boutte caught four passes for 125 yards and two scores. The Chargers are 0-8, and Justin Herbert threw just 23 passes.
Green Bay put up 45 in Foxborough. Jordan Love went 23 of 29 for 372 yards and three touchdowns, Christian Watson caught seven balls for 171 yards, and Drake Maye threw three interceptions in a 45-27 loss. The Packers are 6-3.
Chicago beat Tampa Bay 27-24 on a walk-off field goal Sunday night, and somehow won a game where Caleb Williams threw four interceptions. The Bears are 7-2. Luck counts. It just doesn’t repeat on schedule.
49ers 38, Raiders 17: Brock Purdy threw two touchdowns, Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions, and San Francisco moved to 7-1
Bengals 34, Falcons 17 in Madrid: Joe Burrow went 24 of 29 for 271 yards and three scores, Ja’Marr Chase had 155 receiving yards
Cowboys 27, Colts 23: CeeDee Lamb caught 10 passes for 195 yards, Dak Prescott threw for 335
Rams 20, Commanders 13: Puka Nacua caught 14 balls for 150 yards, Myles Garrett had three sacks
Lions 19, Dolphins 9: Jake Bates went 4 for 4 on field goals
Saints 23, Browns 22 in overtime
Broncos 26, Panthers 21. Denver is 7-2
Seahawks 17, Cardinals 3
Thursday: Jaguars 33, Ravens 10, with Baltimore down to Joe Fagnano at quarterback (10 of 18, 60 yards, two interceptions)
📺 Tonight: Two 6-1 Teams, One Loses
Buffalo visits Minnesota on Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m. Both teams are 6-1. ESPN’s odds board has the Bills favored by 3 on the road with a total of 44.5.
Because one of the league’s best records gets its second loss tonight, the playoff seeding math starts tightening a week earlier than usual. The Bills also have a short trip to MetLife on Sunday. The Vikings go to Lambeau.
🗓️ Week 10 Board
Thursday: Commanders at Giants, 8:15 p.m. on Prime Video. Giants favored by 1.5, total 43.5
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.: Patriots vs. Lions in Munich. Detroit by 3
Sunday, 1 p.m.: Bills at Jets. Buffalo by 7.5
Sunday, 1 p.m.: Vikings at Packers. Green Bay by 3.5
Sunday, 4:25 p.m.: 49ers at Cowboys. San Francisco by 3.5, total 55.5
Sunday night: Steelers at Bengals. Cincinnati by 3.5
Monday night: Chargers at Ravens. Baltimore by 5.5
The Giants get Washington at home on a short week, and the line is only a point and a half. That’s the market saying it still doesn’t believe the defense. And honestly? After holding a division rival to 11 on the road, a home favorite giving under a field goal looks like the line that moves first. The Commanders put 13 on the board against the Rams on Sunday.
This is the week the Giants find out whether 5-2-1 is a record or a résumé.
Sources: ESPN Week 9 scoreboard, ESPN Week 10 schedule and odds, ESPN Lions-Dolphins box score
— The Bandicoots 🏈🗽