Yahoo Sports Staff Updated Sun, October 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM UTC About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In this story The New York Giants and Houston Texans will face off in Week 7, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon at Reliant Stadium.
The Texans found themselves in a 0-4 hole to start the season but have looked resilient with C.J. Stroud behind center. After reportedly declining a deal "worth well over $50 million per year" this offseason, Stroud continues to raise his price tag with 1,714 passing yards, 9 touchdowns and just 1 interception through six games.
Stroud is also getting another weapon back, as wide receiver Tank Dell is set to return this week from the devastating knee injury he suffered in 2024. And trade acquisition Marvin Harrison Jr. will have another week to settle into the offense.
The Giants made a big-time change ahead of Sunday, opting to start J.J. McCarthy over Jameis Winston at quarterback in Week 7. McCarthy replaced Winston with 11:25 left in the fourth quarter with New York trailing 34-10. He threw an interception on his first drive but quickly bounced back, leading a 17-point fourth-quarter rally that fell just short in a 34-27 loss to the Saints.
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CJ Stroud scrambled just long enough to find a passing lane to get a ball to Xavier Hutchinson. The wide receiver held on for the 3-yard touchdown.
Houston opted to kick the PAT and this game is tied with 52 seconds left.
New York is leading 21-14, but the Giants' most recent drive lasted just three plays and they lost 10 yards. Probably more importantly, New York only took 1:39 off the clock.
Houston tried to get creative. Xavier Hutchinson caught a pass and tried to lateral it to Woody Marks. The running back couldn't come down with it cleanly, and fumbled.
He was able to recover it, but the Texans decided to punt.
New York leads 21-14 with 6:45 left in the game.
Giants running back Cam Skattebo was practically benched last week. This week he got a carry and took it 16 yards and bullied his way into the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown against the Texans.
New York is getting creative. Jameis Winston took over under center for what was assumed to be a tush push. The ball ended up in the hands of Cam Skattebo who took the carry around the edge and picked up 19 yards.
Houston's latest drive ended in a punt. Facing fourth and 1 earlier in the drive on their own 42-yard line, DeMeco Ryans went for it, and CJ Stroud got it.
A rush for a loss of three yards and two incompletions later, though, the Texans ended up punting it anyway.
The game remains tied 14 all with 21 seconds left in the third quarter.
New York opened the second half with a punt, and Houston is giving it right back to them. The Texans ran three plays, gained nine yards, and opted to punt since Houston was on its own 23-yard line.
New York wasn't able to muster anything to begin the second half. The Giants ran eight plays and picked up 33 yards, but the drive ended in a punt.
Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada is having a game to forget. He missed another kick, this one from 44 yards out.
The Texans and Giants are tied at 14 heading into halftime. New York will have the ball after the break.
Marvin Harrison Jr. has his first TD with the Texans. The former college teammates connected for Houston's first TD of the game against the Giants with a 6-yard score right before halftime.
Houston opted to go for two. Cade Stover took the shovel pass into the end zone for the successful conversion, tying the game at 14.
Tank Dell is playing in his first football game in 673 days. The Texans wide receiver was able to catch a pass from CJ Stroud in space and took it for 43 yards.
JJ McCarthy got the Giants all the way to the goal line. After New York was stuffed at the line, Jameis Winston came in and was able to push the ball into the end zone thanks to a tush push.
Houston now trails New York by just one point.
After a seven-play drive that went 39 yards, the Texans ran out of steam. Kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn came on and nailed a 57-yard field goal.
New York leads 7-6 with 9:03 left in the first half.
Danielle Hunter sacked JJ McCarthy on first down for a loss of five. It was Hunter's fourth sack of the season so far.
Skattebo was stuffed for no yards, and then McCarthy found Devin Singletary for a gain of nine. With the lost yards from the sack, New York opted to punt.
The Texans faced third-and-16 on their own 40-yard line. New York sacked CJ Stroud despite offensive holding.
Rather than accepting the penalty, Giants head coach John Harbaugh opted to decline the penalty to bring up fourth and 16, forcing Houston to punt as the second quarter begins.
After the surprising Skattebo penalty, rookie wideout Malachi Fields made up for the lost yards and then some.
JJ McCarthy got the ball to Fields, who stayed in bounds and took it 47 yards.
The drive stalled downfield at the Houston 38-yard line. New York's rookie kicker missed a 56-yard field goal wide right.
We have seen ball carriers fined this season for lowering their heads on contact, but a flag rarely comes out.
Giants RB Cam Skattebo had a seven-yard gain, but it was wiped off the board as he was assessed a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness for lowering his head going into contact.
Houston was unable to get anything going on its second drive of the game. CJ Stroud had a 3-yard completion to Dalton Schultz, but then two incompletions.
Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy led New York down the field, even converting a fourth-down attempt.
McCarthy got the Giants down to the goal line. He handed the ball off to Tyrone Tracy who found the end zone for the second time in as many weeks.
Houston gained 20 yards on its first two plays: a 9-yard reception to Dalton Schultz and an 11-yard run by Woody Marks.
The Texans couldn't sustain that momentum, and the drive stalled at the Giants' 40-yard line.
Ka'imi Fairbairn nailed a 58-yard field goal to give Houston a 3-0 early lead.
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