Giants' J.J. McCarthy Has Hip Pointer, Expected to Play Thursday vs. Commanders
John Harbaugh says he feels fairly good about his quarterback being ready on a short week after McCarthy was hurt in the win at Philadelphia
J.J. McCarthy has a hip pointer, but the Giants don't expect it to keep him out of Thursday night's game against the Commanders. John Harbaugh said Monday that he feels fairly good about his quarterback playing, ESPN's Jordan Raanan reported.
Giants seem pretty optimistic right now about J.J. McCarthy and his hip. "It does look like he's going to play [Thursday]. Feel fairly good about that," coach John Harbaugh said. Harbaugh added they'll find out more later in the day. Early returns seem positive.View on X →
Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan): Giants seem pretty optimistic right now about J.J. McCarthy and his hip. "It does look like he's going to play [Thursday]. Feel fairly good about that," coach John Harbaugh said. Harbaugh added they'll find out more later in the day. Early returns seem positive.
Harbaugh added that the team would learn more later in the day, but the early signs are positive.
McCarthy was hurt in the third quarter of Sunday's 19-11 win in Philadelphia, with the Giants trailing 8-6. Jameis Winston came in and engineered the go-ahead drive, finishing it with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Likely, before McCarthy returned for the final play of the third quarter. Harbaugh praised him afterward for fighting through it. McCarthy finished 12 of 19 for 127 yards and was sacked five times, while Winston went 6 of 8 for 71 yards and the touchdown.
The win snapped New York's 13-game losing streak in Philadelphia and moved the Giants to 5-2-1, the only team in the NFC East with a winning record. McCarthy has started the last three games and is 2-1, completing 43 of 68 passes for 622 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Winston, who started four games after Jaxson Dart went on injured reserve, is the fallback if McCarthy can't go.
The short week is the complication. A hip pointer is a painful bruise, and McCarthy has only three days to get ready before Washington visits MetLife Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 5:15 PM PT. The Commanders are 2-5-1 after a 20-13 loss to the Rams.