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Giants lose 2 starters ahead of Texans matchup in NFL Week 7
Giants coach John Harbaugh picked J.J. McCarthy to start in Houston, with Jameis Winston as backup; New York is three-two-one, Houston two-four.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson on this story, from Weekend Edition at 1:34 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Giants lose 2 starters ahead of Texans matchup in NFL Week 7”, with reporting from Giants.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 1:34 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Giants, Texans, NFL.
- BBN covered this story before: Hideki Matsui hired as manager of the Yomiuri Giants (October 23).
The real story
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- Yahoo SportsGiants lose 2 starters ahead of Texans matchup in NFL Week 7
- Giants.comJ.J. McCarthy to start for Giants in Week 7 vs. Texans October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Giants are down two starters before Sunday in Houston, and the one spot where they're stacked is quarterback. J. J.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMcCarthy starts, Jameis Winston backs him up, and Jake Haener is the emergency third.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThree quarterbacks. Is the emergency one for when the other two both go?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, the Giants are three and two and one and on top of the NFC East, and the Texans are two and four.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a family with a very full pantry and two empty chairs.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistFine, forecast time.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMiami leads Pittsburgh twenty-four to seven with one fifty left in the second quarter, and that's a front rolling in off the coast.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIndiana leads Michigan six to nothing with one twenty-two left in the second, and LSU's up twenty-four to ten on Auburn.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's a ball game, Brock, not a front.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's a ball game with pressure systems, and I'm calling it.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNorthwestern's up twenty-eight to three on Rutgers with one forty-three left in the second, and BYU at UCF kicks off at three-thirty Eastern.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThree quarterbacks, Rex, and the emergency one is the only one who's been told to stay ready.
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- NFL Week 6: Giants QB change, Mahomes ties Brady at 100 wins · Yahoo Sports
- Brian Thomas Jr. trade talk heats up after a benched second half · CBS Sports
- Giants cut Najee Harris after complaining about role · New York Post
- Giants to start McCarthy over Winston at QB against Texans · ESPN
- Hideki Matsui hired as manager of the Yomiuri Giants · Yahoo Sports
- Giants lose 2 starters ahead of Texans matchup in NFL Week 7 (this story)
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