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Giants going with J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM · 1 min read
Giants going with J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback — WCCO / CBS Minnesota, Plymouth Sports news
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John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are turning to J.J. McCarthy to start at quarterback for their game Sunday at Houston.McCarthy got the nod over Jameis Winston, who started the previous four games since Jaxson Dart was sidelined for the foreseeable future because of a knee injury."It's all things considered what gives us the best chance to be our best, give us the best chance to play the best offense we can," Harbaugh said upon making the announcement following practice on Wednesday. "I thought Jameis has done a tremendous job: won us games, played well, but as we go forward here, this is going to be our direction. We think it gives us some good options on offense."The Giants (3-2-1) are in the middle of the pack on offense league-wide as they start a third player in seven games at football's most important position. They have their bye week after playing the Texans but are making the change to McCarthy now that he has fully grasped offensive coordinator Matt Nagy's system."He's g

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