Week 7 · Recap
Giants 27, Texans 21: Week 7 recap
What happened
The Giants edged the Texans 27-21 on the road at Reliant Stadium in Week 7, moving to 4-2-1.
The Giants outgained the Texans 420-237 in total yards, each side had 0 turnovers, and went 5-13 on third down.
J.J. McCarthy went 20 of 28 for 252 yards. Cam Skattebo had 17 carries for 124 yards and 1 TD on the ground. Malik Nabers led the receivers with 7 catches for 111 yards.
On defense, Darius Alexander led with 0.5 sacks and Micah McFadden had 10 tackles.
Team stats
- 420Total yards237
- 232Passing yards153
- 188Rushing yards84
- 22First downs15
- 5-13Third down3-12
- 3-3Red zone (TD-att)2-2
- 0Turnovers0
- 3-20Sacked-yards1-0
- 4-50Penalties-yards10-80
- 35:50Possession26:45
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: NYG-HOU- 1st quarter
- HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 58 Yd Field Goal 11:400-3
- NYGTyrone Tracy Jr. 2 Yd Rush (Dominic Zvada Kick)6:267-3
- 2nd quarter
- HOUKa'imi Fairbairn 57 Yd Field Goal 9:037-6
- NYGJameis Winston 1 Yd Rush (Dominic Zvada Kick)3:3214-6
- HOUMarvin Harrison Jr. 6 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (C.J. Stroud Pass to Cade Stover for Two-Point Conversion)0:3414-14
- 4th quarter
- NYGCam Skattebo 16 Yd Rush (Dominic Zvada Kick)8:5521-14
- HOUXavier Hutchinson 3 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick)0:5221-21
- Overtime
- NYGDevin Singletary 30 Yd Rush 7:2527-21
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.