PHILADELPHIA – Jaxson Dart formally grew to become a Big on Sunday.
The Giants allowed 276 dashing yards to Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles in a 38-20 loss at Lincoln Monetary Discipline on Sunday. They misplaced operating again Cam Skattebo to a ugly dislocated ankle damage.
And afterwards, within the bowels of the enemy’s stadium, Dart for the primary time mustered the anger of a promising participant who can see how dangerous it will get across the Giants (2-6) if somebody doesn’t push again in opposition to their fixed dropping.
“I’m trying to say this the right way,” Dart stated. “I believed they actually sort of dominated a lot of the sport. And it’s an embarrassing feeling.
“We’ve gotta start figuring out ways to win,” he added. “Because I hate losing. I’m not used to it. I’m not gonna accept. I’m not going to be OK with it, and we as a team can’t be OK with it. We have to figure this out.”
Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll have a 5-20 document for the reason that begin of the 2024 season. The Giants fell to 0-5 on the street in 2025.
Jalen Hurts threw 4 landing passes, together with two to tight finish Dallas Goedert. Barkley rushed for 150 yards and scored twice. And backup Eagles operating again Tank Bigsby embarrassed the Giants protection with 104 dashing yards on simply 9 carries.
“With football, it’s like 80 percent mindset, 20 percent physical skill and ability,” edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux. “But at some point, mindset isn’t enough, and you gotta go make the plays.”
The Eagles (6-2) beat the Giants for a thirteenth straight time in South Philadelphia courting again to 2013. Even Eagles receiver Jahan Dotson obtained in on the motion late with a 40-yard landing catch taking part in instead of injured star A.J. Brown (hamstring).
The Giants’ 34-17 Week 6 win over the Eagles at MetLife Stadium now appears like a distant reminiscence. They nonetheless haven’t swept a season collection with the Eagles since 2007.
Dart famous that he was particularly ticked off as a result of the Giants laid this egg relatively than bouncing again from final week’s catastrophic 33-32 loss in Denver.
“It’s frustrating because I felt confident coming into this game,” he stated. “I felt obviously extra motivated because of how things happened last week, and I really didn’t want one to lead to another. I’m just disappointed that we lost.”
Now the Giants are staring down the barrel of a grueling schedule and no bye till Week 14 in early December. Their subsequent video games are in opposition to the 49ers, on the Bears, in opposition to the Packers, on the Lions and on the Patriots earlier than they get a break.
Dart managed a 2-yard dashing landing late in rubbish time because the Giants tried to complete robust regardless of the circumstances. However their efforts at climbing again into the sport already had been neutralized halfway by way of the fourth quarter.
Referees had given the Giants new life by overturning a Dart fumble to an incomplete move. However then they took away a deep Dart landing move to Darius Slayton with an offensive move interference name on the Giants’ receiver.
Daboll was apoplectic on the sideline however declined to discuss the officers in any manner.
That was the second questionable name that went in opposition to the Giants within the sport. Thibodeaux had compelled a Hurts fumble on an Eagles fourth down ‘Tush Push’ within the second quarter, however the referees dominated ahead progress had been stopped and upheld their name on evaluation.
“Sounds like some bulls–t to me,” Thibodeaux stated of how the protection can’t win primarily based on how the play is officiated.
Teammate Brian Burns then reminded Thibodeaux he could possibly be fined for ripping the referees.
“Sorry,” Thibodeaux stated with a smile. “That was a great call by the refs.”
As Dart and Thibodeaux identified, nonetheless, the Eagles have been nonetheless by far the higher group on the sphere from wire to wire.
Philly’s offense ran the ball 33 instances for 276 yards at 8.4 yards per carry. That included operating backs Barkley, Bigsby and Will Shipley averaging 9.8 yards per keep on their 26 totes for 256 yards and considered one of Barkley’s TDs.
The Eagles particularly attacked the perimeters within the run sport. Defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence pointed that out.
“It’s really frustrating, but we just gotta do better as a whole, as a unit,” he stated. “And it’s not just the front guys who stop the run. It’s everybody. It’s the collective whole who stops the run. And we didn’t get the job done.”
Nonetheless, the Giants’ inside line isn’t getting the job executed both. Lawrence hasn’t made sufficient performs this season. He isn’t taking part in as much as his commonplace, and anytime a operating again will get to the second degree at his prime pace, it’s as a result of Andre Patterson’s entrance didn’t gradual them down.
That’s precisely how Barkley obtained the Eagles on the board on the sport’s second play from scrimmage.
The reigning NFL Offensive Participant of the 12 months shot out of a cannon by way of a gaping gap on the left facet of the Giants’ defensive position for a 65-yard landing and a 7-0 Eagles lead 17 seconds in.
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott doinked a 58-yard area purpose try off the suitable upright when Philly had an opportunity to go up, 10-0, on its subsequent possession.
So Dart promptly drove the Giants 52 yards in six performs for a game-tying 18-yard landing move to Skattebo to knot the sport at 7-7 with 2:56 left within the opening quarter.
Dart transformed a 3rd down with a quarterback scramble. He hit Slayton for a piece achieve. Then Skattebo embarrassed Eagles linebacker Patrick Johnson on his route with a walk-in TD.
And punter Jamie Gillan made a landing saving deal with on Will Shipley’s ensuing kickoff return for the Eagles to maintain the Giants in it.
However the Eagles answered with Barkley’s second landing of the day on a 9-yard reception to take a 14-7 lead with 11:38 to play within the half.
Daboll frantically tried twice to problem Hurts’ fourth down conversion as a result of the Eagles quarterback had fumbled. However referees dominated he couldn’t problem the play initially after which upheld the decision on evaluation.
Skattebo’s horrific scene with 8:07 remaining within the quarter added damage to insult on the Giants’ subsequent possession.
And though Graham Gano sank a 47-yard area purpose to attract inside 14-10 on the 2:53 mark, Hurts answered along with his second landing move of the day — a 6-yard move to tight finish Dallas Goedert with 21 seconds to play.
That gave the Eagles a 21-10 lead that they took into halftime, and so they by no means regarded again.
Quick ahead to late within the fourth quarter, and even after Skattebo’s damage, Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka have been calling designed runs for Dart.
The Eagles protection was teeing off on the younger quarterback.
“I hate losing,” Dart stated. “Everybody here hates losing, and we gotta figure out how to start winning.”
Good luck. Malik Nabers (torn ACL, meniscus) is completed for the 12 months. Skattebo is now out.
And this season, unmercifully so, isn’t wherever near over.
Initially Revealed: October 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM EDT
