# J.J. McCarthy returns after getting hurt as Giants exhale

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/j-j-mccarthy-returns-after-getting-hurt-as-giants-exhale/
- Published: 2026-11-08T20:11:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T21:38:10+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/sports/j-j-mccarthy-exits-eagles-game-after-big-hit-in-giants-injury-worry/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- McCarthy left with a hip injury, then returned late in the third quarter.
- Winston threw a go-ahead touchdown to Isaiah Likely.
- Another quarterback absence would have complicated the Giants’ plans.

## Summary

J.J. McCarthy briefly left the Giants’ game against the Eagles with a hip injury after being hit by Zack Baun during a run early in the third quarter. He returned shortly before the quarter ended, easing concern for a team already short of quarterbacks after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury.

McCarthy went to the locker room after trying a warm-up throw on the sideline caused him pain. Jameis Winston took over and threw a go-ahead touchdown to Isaiah Likely before McCarthy returned. A further absence could have affected the Giants’ plans ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline and their prospects in the NFC East.

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