losing to the Saints<\/a> after opening the season 3-1.<\/p>\n\u201cHe\u2019s got a heck of a skill set,\u201d Harbaugh said. \u201cHe can throw it. He\u2019s picked up the offense really quickly. He\u2019s an athletic guy, obviously and he\u2019s going to play some good football.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryans said the QB switch doesn\u2019t change things for Houston\u2019s defense, which has played better since he took over play-calling duties two weeks ago but that still has work to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever\u2019s at quarterback doesn\u2019t really dictate what we\u2019re going to do defensively,\u201d Ryans said. \u201cIt\u2019s about us. We have to play better defensively because it wasn\u2019t good enough in our last outing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Need to know<\/p>\n
New York Giants (3-2-1) at Houston (2-4).<\/p>\n
When\/where to watch: Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FOX.<\/p>\n
Latest odds: Texans by 10 \u00bd<\/p>\n
Against the spread: Giants 4-2; Texans 2-4.<\/p>\n
Last week: Giants lost to Saints 34-27; Texans beat Jaguars 34-31.<\/p>\n
Last meeting: New York beat Houston 24-16 on Jan. 13, 2022, at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n
Series record: New York leads 5-1.<\/p>\n
Matchup to watch<\/p>\n
Houston\u2019s pass rush vs. McCarthy. The Texans aim to get their pass rush going again this week after failing to get a sack against the Jaguars. They have 18 sacks this season, led by defensive end Will Anderson Jr., who leads the NFL with 7 \u00bd sacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll try to get J.J. down,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a good matchup for us. I think more than ever we have to rush together. He\u2019s a young quarterback, so we have to do a really good job of making sure that everybody is owning their box.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stats and stuff<\/p>\n
\u2014 McCarthy threw for 243 yards in just over 11 minutes in relief of Winston in the loss to the Saints, who were up 24 points when he entered.<\/p>\n
\u2014 The Texans beat the Giants 16-14 in their inaugural season in 2002, but have dropped all five meetings since then.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Giants receiver Malik Nabers has eclipsed 100 yards receiving in three consecutive games. He had 96 combined in his first three games this season in his return from a torn ACL in his right knee.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Houston defensive end Danielle Hunter ranks third in the NFL with 117 1\/2 sacks since 2015. He had seven tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble in his previous game against the Giants in 2022 with Minnesota.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cam Skattebo had zero carries and played just six plays against New Orleans. He is now one of just three running backs on the Giants\u2019 roster after Najee Harris was released this week.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Both of Houston TE Foster Moreau\u2019s catches last week were for touchdowns. It was first career game with more than one touchdown.<\/p>\n
\u2014 New York linebacker Arvell Reese, the fifth pick in the draft, ranks fourth among rookies with 47 tackles.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Collins had 74 yards receiving last week. He has had 13 straight games with at least 55 yards of offense. He\u2019s had at least 75 yards receiving and a TD catch in three of his past four home games.<\/p>\n
___<\/p>\n
AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this story. <\/p>\n
___<\/p>\n
See AP\u2019s full NFL coverage here<\/a><\/p>\nCopyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 The New York Giants know better than to underestimate the Houston Texans entering Sunday\u2019s matchup even…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":380121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[47939,12356,3923,34137,139437,139434,7660,20363,3917,139436,34377,3920,139439,69127,9,11,10,139435,84466,319,139438,34141],"class_list":["post-380120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-arvell-reese","tag-c-j-stroud","tag-cam-skattebo","tag-danielle-hunter","tag-demeco-ryans","tag-foster-moreau","tag-j-j-mccarthy","tag-jameis-winston","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-jaylin-noel","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-malik-nabers","tag-marvin-harrison","tag-najee-harris","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-nico-collins","tag-shelby-harris","tag-sports","tag-tank-dell","tag-will-anderson-jr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}