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Giants takeaways, report card from NFL Week 7 win over Texans

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Schwartz, P. (2026, October 25). Giants takeaways, report card from NFL Week 7 win over Texans. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/25/sports/giants-takeaways-report-card-from-nfl-week-7-win-over-texans/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-25 · by Paul Schwartz

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The article discusses key takeaways from the New York Giants' NFL Week 7 victory over the Houston Texans, focusing on defensive back Deonte Banks who successfully defended against the Texans' top wide receiver, limiting him significantly. It also examines rookie kicker Dominic Zvada's performance issues in varying weather conditions and highlights former starter Jameis Winston's role as a situational quarterback runner to support current QB J.J. McCarthy.
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Summary of Articles on Giants' Week 7 Win Over Texans

Overall, the Giants' victory showcased their resilience and collective effort across all facets of play, securing a significant win that marked substantial progress for the season.

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Paul Schwartz
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🔮 Halloween will have come and gone by the time the Giants hit the field again.
🔮 This was a top-level outing for the offensive line and especially the two ailing tackles, Andrew Thomas and Jermaine Eluemunor, who did yeoman work against gifted edge rushers Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson.
🔮 This week, the coaching staff told Deonte Banks that he would be following Nico Collins, the Texans’ top wide receiver, all over the field.
🔮 It is definitely possible that the addition of J.J. McCarthy in the starting lineup will help the Giants get back to the business of running the ball at an acceptable rate, perhaps as soon as Sunday against the Texans.
🔮 There was an expectation Holland would be able to clear the protocol and make it back for this game, as he was able to get on the field and practice on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.
🔮 The Giants had been 3-0 at MetLife Stadium but could not get to 4-0 at home for the first time since 2008.
🔮 The Saints could not run the ball, nor could they stop the run.
🔮 Just because they wanted to do it and were determined to establish that this would be their identity did not make it so.
🔮 Even though the Giants hired John Harbaugh, there were not many great expectations for how they would fare this season from outside the building.
🔮 The thinking is the trailing team will need 15 points to win the game, so go for two after the first touchdown and if you do not get it, go for two after the second touchdown.
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Giants HOUSTON NFL Sports+ Texans

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Giants ORG · 4× Banks PERSON · 3× Texans NORP · 3× Winston PERSON · 3× Zvada PERSON · 2× Collins PERSON · 1× Deonte Banks PERSON · 1× HOUSTON GPE · 1× Nico Collins PERSON · 1× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 1×

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Dominic Zvada made the first nine field goals of his NFL career and there was all sorts of deserved praise for the 22-year-old’s calm, technique and leg strength.
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🔮 This week, the coaching staff told Deonte Banks that he would be following Nico Collins, the Texans’ top wide receiver, all over the field.
2026-10-25 · New York Post
Giants takeaways, report card from NFL Week 7 win over Texans · assertive framing

Claims (24 extracted, 0 hedged)

This week, the coaching staff told Deonte Banks that he would be following Nico Collins, the Texans’ top wide receiver, all over the field. asserted
he → tell → field
My oh my, how far we have come with this still-young player. asserted
we → come → player
Banks had “draft bust’’ on his résumé after two troublesome seasons following a decent rookie year. asserted
Banks → have → year
He is performing like the first-round pick he was back in 2023. asserted
he → perform → 2023
He blanketed Collins like a glove, limiting him to virtually nothing: two receptions (on five targets) for 6 yards. asserted
He → blanket → yards
Do not let anyone tell you coaching doesn’t matter. asserted
coaching → let → you
Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. asserted
Access → access → subscribers
This is why you don’t anoint any rookie until the weather starts getting considerably colder. asserted
weather → anoint → rookie
Slow starts can give way to improvement. asserted
starts → give → improvement
Strong openings can fade. asserted
openings → fade → ?
Dominic Zvada made the first nine field goals of his NFL career and there was all sorts of deserved praise for the 22-year-old’s calm, technique and leg strength. asserted
Zvada → make → calm
Then he missed four of his next seven kicks heading into Week 7. asserted
he → miss → Week
Zvada’s first attempt in the climate-controlled dome was a 56-yarder that drifted wide right. asserted
that → control → dome
That’s a long kick but the Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn made two kicks in the first half, from 58 and 57 yards. asserted
kicker → ’ → yards
The crusher came in the closing seconds of the first half, when Zvada was wide right from 44 yards. asserted
Zvada → come → yards
In the third quarter, John Harbaugh eschewed a 55-yard attempt. asserted
Harbaugh → eschew → attempt
— Did not expect to see Jameis Winston race onto the field on the Giants’ third offensive snap? asserted
Winston → expect → snap
It was third-and-1 and Winston came in for one specific reason: Run the quarterback sneak. asserted
Winston → come → sneak
He did his job, pushing forward for 2 yards to pick up the first down. asserted
He → do → down
In the second quarter, Winston scored on a 1-yard touchdown sneak. asserted
Winston → score → sneak
He is bigger, stronger and more powerful than J.J. McCarthy and so this move makes complete sense. asserted
move → make → sense
It also shows the need to use every player on the roster. asserted
It → show → roster
Winston is no longer the starter but he has a role. asserted
he → have → role
On game day, that role is to support McCarthy in any way possible. And, on occasion, to go in and run a play for him. asserted
role → support → him
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