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PHILADELPHIA — No one said that casting away evil spirits would be easy.
It wasn’t for the favored Giants on Sunday, but they managed to emerge victorious at Lincoln Financial Field for the first time in 13 years with a 19-11 win against the Eagles.
No more talk about how Big Blue can’t win at the Philadelphia House of Horrors. No more bullying by the franchise that has won two Super Bowls and been to another in the last decade.
“Mental weight? No, I never thought of it that way,” cornerback Dru Phillips said. “But I’m sure when you win here for the first time in 13 years, it definitely changes the narrative that was here for a long time.”
The Giants checked off another important box in the John Harbaugh Era and took another giant step toward securing their first NFC East title since 2011, even on an afternoon when the offense uncharacteristically sputtered with numerous protection issues against the last-place Eagles.
“I think it’s cool coming in here and, even though they’re 2-6, they’re still playing for a lot because in the division people think that it’s wide open,” right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor said. “I don’t think it’s wide open, but I think th...