The Giants faced the Eagles Thursday night and one team put the hammer down in the second half to come away with a convincing victory. That is a totally predictable sentence with a wholly surprising ending. It was the Giants as the hammer and the Eagles as the nail.

Here are some takeaways from Giants 34, Eagles 17 on a breakthrough night for the home team at MetLife Stadium:

— Oh, that is how it is supposed to look and sound. Night game, wonderful crispness (53 degrees at kickoff) in the air, blue and white lights distributed to the fans illuminating the entire seating bowl. The big-game atmosphere often fades quickly with the Giants. Last season, the Giants were 0-8 at home before finally winning a game in front of their fans. This season, they broke through at home in Week 3 by beat

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