Giants Beat Texans 27-21 in Overtime on Singletary Touchdown as McCarthy Wins First Start

The New York Giants beat the Houston Texans 27-21 in overtime at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Devin Singletary scored the winning touchdown on a 30-yard run with 7:33 left in overtime, on first and 10 from the Houston 30, in J.J. McCarthy's first start for the Giants.

Sportradar recorded the final as New York 27, Houston 21, with a quarter split of 3, 11, 0, 7, 0 for Houston and 7, 7, 0, 7, 6 for New York, the last figure coming in overtime. The New York Post live updates headline confirmed the same finish, a Giants win in overtime on a Singletary touchdown in McCarthy's first Giants start.

Three plays, 81 yards, game over

Houston started overtime with the ball and went three and out, as Texans Wire reported at 4:25 p.m. ET. The Giants then needed only three plays and 81 yards to win the game.

McCarthy opened the drive with a 9-yard pass to Malik Nabers. Cam Skattebo then ran 42 yards to the Houston 30, and Singletary finished the drive with the 30-yard touchdown run.

Houston ties it with 57 seconds left

Houston had tied the game at 21-21 with 57 seconds left in the fourth quarter. C.J. Stroud threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Hutchinson, and Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked the extra point. Texans Wire reported that Stroud connected four times on the final drive, including twice with Hutchinson, before the 3-yard score.

The Giants had taken a 21-14 lead earlier in the fourth quarter on a Skattebo touchdown run, listed as 16 yards with 9:03 left in the Sportradar scoring summary. Texans Wire described the score as the end of an eight-minute drive kept alive by two fourth-down conversions.

Tied 14-14 at halftime

The teams were tied 14-14 at halftime. Fairbairn kicked field goals of 58 yards in the first quarter and 57 yards in the second quarter for Houston. Tyrone Tracy Jr. scored on a 2-yard touchdown run for New York, and Jameis Winston scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown on a quarterback keeper. Stroud threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison Jr., his first touchdown as a Texan, followed by a two-point pass from Stroud to Cade Stover.

NBC Sports reported at halftime that McCarthy had 178 passing yards on 9 of 12 passing in the first half of his first Giants start, with Nabers at 4 catches for 94 yards. Stroud was 10 of 15 for 108 yards in the first half. Tank Dell made a 43-yard reception in his first game since Week 13 of the 2024 season, after a knee injury that kept him out all of last season and six games of this season. DAZN noted at halftime that Dell made his first catch in 673 days.

The result was an upset on the road. Giants Wire's pregame picks panel had listed New York as a 10.5-point road underdog, with no member of its expert panel picking the Giants. That panel listed the pregame records as Giants 3-2-1 and Texans 1-4.