{
  "id": 13927329,
  "title": "Giants' J.J. McCarthy got some snaps in Week 5, but it didn't go well",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/giants-j-j-mccarthy-got-some-snaps-in-week-5-but-it-didnt-go-well",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:55:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-j-j-mccarthy-got-095547651.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Giants faced the Washington Commanders in a Week 5 overtime tie at Northwest Stadium, resulting in a 27-27 draw and moving their record to 3-1-1. Jameis Winston had a strong performance, completing 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely each contributed 11 catches for 121 and 94 yards respectively, with two touchdowns each. Cam Skattebo's fumble in overtime prevented a potential game-winning drive, and the Commanders managed to run out the clock in field-goal range. Jason Pinnock and Devin Singletary were among the inactives for the game. Chauncey Golston, who had a neck injury, was placed on injured reserve and did not travel with the team. Backup quarterback J.J. McCarthy made his debut for the Giants, taking five snaps, all of which ended poorly. The offensive snaps totaled 89 for the Giants, while they had 62 defensive snaps and 33 special teams snaps. Recent addition Marcus Mbow saw 45 snaps after replacing Jermaine Eluemunor, who suffered a calf injury, while center John Michael Schmitz, benched for Bryan Hudson, was limited to four special teams snaps. Linebacker Jihad Ward made his return with 23 defensive snaps and four special teams snaps.",
  "summary": "New York Giants QB J.J. McCarthy made his team debut on Sunday, but the play-calling did him few favors.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}