Giants 'feel fairly good' about QB McCarthy playing Thursday - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants believe they should have quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Cam Skattebo available Thursday night when they host the Washington Commanders at MetLife Stadium, coach John Harbaugh said Monday.

McCarthy suffered a hip pointer in Sunday's 19-11 win over the Philadelphia Eagles while Skattebo sat out the contest with a hamstring injury. McCarthy missed most of the third quarter after taking a hard hit but returned to help New York close out the contest.

The news on Monday morning seemed promising for the Giants' starting quarterback.

«He's doing well,» Harbaugh said on a video call with reporters. «We'll find out more through the course of the day and couple days. But it does look like he's going to play. Feel fairly good about that, but I don't want to get over my skis with it. But it seems good so far.»

McCarthy, acquired via trade with the Minnesota Vikings earlier this season, said after the game he was going to be OK. He seemed to me moving well in the locker room and was in good spirits.

The recent acquisition is looking to make his third start for the Giants. New York has won games against the Houston Texans and Eagles in McCarthy's first two starts.

«I feel good,» McCarthy said afterward. «At the end of the day, [as] I said, it's a physical game, and a lot of guys are banged up, but we're going to do our best to make sure we turn over as fast as possible and do whatever we can between now and then and make sure we're as close to 100% leading up to a great opponent against Washington.»

Skattebo hurt his hamstring on one of the final plays of the Giants' overtime win over the Texans before their bye week. He didn't practice all last week and was listed as doubtful for