On Jan. 3, 2021, the New York Giants finished off a promising first season under head coach Joe Judge by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 23-19 to finish 6-10 and remain in the hunt for the NFC East Division title. That evening, the Philadelphia Eagles replaced quarterback Jalen Hurts with Nate Sudfeld during the second half and fell to the Washington Football Team to finish 4-11-1, leading to widespread accusations of “tanking” and the firing of head coach Doug Pederson.
At that moment the Giants seemed to be the better of the two teams.