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Giants-Eagles first look: Surprisingly, it’s the Giants on the upswing

When the Philadelphia Eagles shellacked the New York Giants 34-13 in Week 6 you had to figure that was pretty much a tipping point for both teams.

The Giants, reeling from having lost to the Carolina Panthers four days earlier on a 63-yard field goal, were 1-5. The meaningful part of their season appeared to be over.

The Eagles, with quarterback Carson Wentz having recovered from the knee injury that turned Nick Foles into a Super Bowl hero, really played like the defending Super Bowl champions they are for the first time.