Giants Beat Eagles 19-11 as Zvada Kicks Four Field Goals

The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-11 on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 9 of the NFL season. Kicker Dominic Zvada scored most of the points for New York, and the Giants defense finished the game with seven sacks.

Philadelphia fell to 2-7 with its seventh loss in a row. Joe Milton III made his first NFL start at quarterback for the Eagles.

Zvada does the scoring

Zvada opened the scoring for New York with field goals of 53 yards and 49 yards in the first quarter. He added a 38-yard kick in the fourth quarter that pushed the lead to 16-8, then hit from 49 yards with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter to make it 19-8. He finished 4 for 4 on the day.

One touchdown for each side

Philadelphia scored its only touchdown in the first quarter. Saquon Barkley ran 3 yards for the score, and the Eagles added a two-point conversion to lead 8-6 with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Barkley finished with 13 carries for 22 yards.

New York scored its only touchdown in the third quarter. Jameis Winston threw a 5-yard pass to Isaiah Likely with 2:25 left in the quarter. The score capped a 14-play, 56-yard drive that took 7:56 and put the Giants ahead 13-8.

A late field goal by Jake Elliott cut the New York lead to 19-11. Malik Nabers then recovered the onside kick that followed for the Giants.

The defense finishes the job

Darius Alexander sealed the win on the final play, sacking Milton on a Hail Mary attempt at the end of regulation. It was the seventh sack of the game for New York. Rookie linebacker Arvell Reese recorded three sacks.

The Philadelphia defense had a strong day in defeat. The Eagles recorded six sacks after entering Sunday with 10 sacks in their first eight games. They held New York to 243 total yards and 80 rushing yards, and they hit the Giants quarterbacks nine times. Time of possession still ran 35:45 against Philadelphia, PhillyVoice reported.

Milton was 15 of 27 for 134 yards with no touchdowns, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia live reporting late in the fourth quarter. He also led Philadelphia in rushing with 64 yards, PhillyVoice reported.

Injury scare for McCarthy

Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy left the game in the third quarter with a hip injury after a hit by Eagles linebacker Zack Baun on a quarterback keeper. McCarthy was listed as questionable to return, and he was back on the field before the end of the third quarter. Baun left after the same play and did not return. Delaware Online reported a back injury for Baun. No diagnosis or expected time out was reported for either player.

Sportradar match data also recorded the final as a 19-11 New York win, with the Giants listed as the winner at Lincoln Financial Field.