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What we learned from Giants' 13-7 victory over Eagles

The New York Giants improved their record to 4-7 on the season with a hard-fought 13-7 victory over the rival Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Here are some things we learned from Week 12.

Offense is still missing in action

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The Giants offense sputtered again despite the switch in play callers from Jason Garrett to Freddie Kitchens. They scored under 20 points or fewer for the seventh time this season. They were 0-6 in those games until Sunday.

The Giants were outgained by Philadelphia, 332-264, and were outrushed, 208-70. They did, however, win the time of possession, 32:02-27:58.

They played a fairly clean game for once, not committing a turnover and getting flagged for just two penalties for 15 yards on the afternoon.

Home is finally welcoming

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The Giants won at home for the third consecutive time and for the first time since they won their last six at MetLife back in n 2016, their last winning season.

The three home wins match their entire home victory total from last year. The Giants are 3-3 at home, where they have two remaining games — December 19 against Dallas and the season finale January 9 against Washington.

The Giants are now 4-0 in division home games under head coach Joe Judge.

Starting a new trend

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The Giants have had little success against the Eagles of late. They had lost 12 of 13 and eight straight before winning the second meeting last year to break the skein.

They have now won their last two games versus the hated Eagles. Fans hope this is a sign that their frustrations might be over.

The defense stepped up

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The Giants’ defense has a takeaway in each of their first 11 games for the first time since 2005 and have intercepted a pass in eight consecutive games, their longest streak since September 25-November 20, 2011.

The Giants led Philadelphia at halftime, 3-0. It was the first time they held an opponent scoreless in the first half since December 9, 2018, a 34-0 lead in Washington.

The Giants held the visiting team without a first half touchdown for the second time in three home games. They held Carolina to a field goal on Oct. 24.

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