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The Giants entered Thursday night’s game against the Eagles shorthanded at receiver, with Darius Slayton out with a hamstring injury suffered on Sunday and No. 1 Malik Nabers already out with a torn ACL.
The way the Giants operated, though, you would have never known it.
Lil’Jordan Humphrey, a journeyman receiver who was called up to the 53-man roster before the game, caught four passes for 55 yards, including a huge 34-yarder on third-and-12 that led to the Giants’ first TD.
On that play, Humphrey outleaped Eagles cornerback Kelee Ringo for the ball and made the catch — one play after committing a false start penalty.
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