Fans commend Giants players after thrilling 27-21 win over Texans in OT

The New York Giants traveled to Houston for their Week 7 matchup against the Texans on Sunday, looking to secure a win ahead of their bye week. New York opened as and remained two-possession road underdogs throughout the week leading up to the game at Reliant Stadium. J.J. McCarthy looked confident

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The New York Giants traveled to Houston for their Week 7 matchup against the Texans on Sunday, looking to secure a win ahead of their bye week.

New York opened as and remained two-possession road underdogs throughout the week leading up to the game at Reliant Stadium.

J.J. McCarthy looked confident from the outset in his first start as the Giants’ quarterback, making several nice throws over the course of the afternoon.

Despite some questionable penalties on both sides and a pair of missed field goals by Dominic Zvada, the Giants entered halftime tied 14-14. Houston scored its first touchdown of the game on a connection to Marvin Harrison, who had been linked to the Giants in trade discussions before landing with the Texans.

The teams went scoreless

in the third quarter and entered the fourth still tied at 14. The Giants responded with a 16-yard touchdown run by Cam Skattebo on their opening drive of the final period.

Houston answered with under a minute remaining to tie the game at 21 and force overtime.

New York forced a three-and-out on the Texans’ first possession of the extra period. The Giants then sealed the victory on back-to-back big runs from Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary, with Singletary scoring the game-winning touchdown to secure the win ahead of the bye.

Although the Texans managed to tie the score multiple times, the Giants did not trail after the first quarter. New York finished with four rushing touchdowns on the day, overcoming recent struggles on the ground against a stout Texans run defense.

With the Giants securing their fourth win of the season, here’s how fans reacted to the big win.

Giants. What a win
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) October 25, 2026

JJ McCarthy is 1-0 as Giants QB1 pic.twitter.com/feNvGGyzBw
— PFF (@PFF) October 25, 2026

THE NEW YORK GIANTS. Wow this team is fun and special. I can’t believe we get to root for a good football team. This is awesome

— Tommy Smokes (@TomScibelli) October 25, 2026

Giants flip into the Week 7 win column 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sTqPB2WtqU
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) October 25, 2026

hey @HoustonTexans pic.twitter.com/WPeM4cXnYL
— Carly (@carlymersky) October 25, 2026

#Giants RB Cam Skattebo today after receiving zero carries last week:

• 17 carries
• 124 rushing yards
• 1 TD

New York is now 4-2-1 on the season. pic.twitter.com/N7vQb3zJsH
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 25, 2026

What a win for the Giants
— Mike Lupica (@MikeLupica) October 25, 2026

Check that: Scattebo, Singletary just broke loose for long runs, Giants rise to 4-2-1 with huge overtime win at Houston. As I said before, I can't believe the Giants stole JJMcCarthy, who just went 20-28 for 252 in his first start for NY.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) October 25, 2026

GAME

MOTOR

WHAT A WIN
— Zain (@ThisIsNotZain) October 25, 2026

The @Giants with their running backs dominating beat @HoustonTexans 27 - 21 in overtime .
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) October 25, 2026

That was a great Giants win but also the kind of horrific loss that gets your coach finally fired.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 25, 2026

GMEN! pic.twitter.com/USfklDiEcx
— Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) October 25, 2026

The Giants win over the Texans today is the 1st win for ANY NFC East team since October 4th when the Dallas Cowboys beat……the Houston Texans
— trey wingo (@wingoz) October 25, 2026

With Dart & Burns healthy, the Giants would be a PROBLEM in the NFC. I was dead wrong about them.
— Ty D. Butler (@TyDButler) October 25, 2026

JJ McCarthy's last five starts

WIN
WIN
WIN
WIN
WIN pic.twitter.com/YLit9HX5fo
— PFF (@PFF) October 25, 2026

That’s win of the year

In fact the best win in a long long time for this football team

Division title hopes alive and REAL

JJ McCarthy changes so much for this team
— Shaun Morash (@ShaunMorash) October 25, 2026

So uhhh. The Giants may have real QB questions next year about JJ vs Dart.
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) October 25, 2026

Let me hear your thoughts on J.J. McCarthy's first game starting? 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3DEdbfVSol
— Eli Racks (@IamEliRacks) October 25, 2026

Best team in the east no doubt. Giants O Line did big things today! 4 rushing tds vs one of the best defenses!
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) October 25, 2026

The new and improved J.J. McCarthy is interesting.
— Colin Cowherd (@colincowherd) October 25, 2026

Streets told me JJ was unplayable. Streets are a liar
— Mr. Chicken (@5on_it) October 25, 2026

I can’t believe it man. These guys were challenged this week. These PLAYERS answered the bell. And these coaches know how to get the most out of them. 4-2-1
— Justin Penik (@JustinPenik) October 25, 2026