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Presser Points: Takeaways from Coach John Harbaugh

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There is no time to waste.

The Giants are gearing up for their second NFC East matchup in a five-day span. After picking up their first win in Philadelphia since 2013, they will look to extend their divisional lead when the Commanders come to town on Thursday night.

Here is everything you need to know from coach John Harbaugh's post-practice press conference on Tuesday:

📰 Harbaugh is "very fired up" about the White Out planned for Thursday night. "Pretty cool deal. Can't wait to see the fans out there. I know they're going to be loud and excited and it's going to be fun."

📰 Quarterback J.J. McCarthy "looked good" in practice after suffering a hip injury on Sunday. He was upgraded to a full participant on today's injury report, along with running back Cam Skattebo (hamstring). Skattebo was "moving well."

📰 Cornerback Colton Hood dislocated his finger at practice. "He was doing a pooch punt early in practice and landed on his finger and got dislocated, so they had to go in, but it was a tough one to get back in, so it took a while to get him back in, but he'll be fine."

📰 Hood was officially listed as limited on the injury report.

📰 Outside linebackers Abdul Carter (knee/back) and Malik Harrison (groin) were also limited.

📰 Speaking less than an hour before Tuesday's 4p.m. trade deadline, Harbaugh said sometimes the best deal is the deal you don't make. "To me, if it's a 50-50 thing on whether you make a deal or not, in terms of what you've got to give up, we're willing to pay a price to make our team better, but it's got to be something that really makes our team better, and it's got to be worth it. So, if we don't make a deal, it'll be because we didn't have anything that we felt good enough about that way."

📰 This game is "for all the marbles" as the Giants look to improve to 3-0-1 in the division and 1-0-1 against the Commanders. "This is the tiebreaker. It's like going to the second half tied, you have a chance to go win the game right now and be one up on these guys for the rest of the season. So, it's a big game."

📰 The coaches prepared through the bye week for these two games. "I feel like we were prepared and ready to go. We put most of the game plan in yesterday and got a chance to walk through it yesterday and practice today. We still have over 48 hours. I told the guys, it's all hands-on deck. On a short week like this, it's all hands-on deck. Everybody, all the time, every second, get ready for this game because it comes fast, but that's how you get prepared."

📰 Harbaugh was 12-6 in Thursday games with the Ravens, including 9-1 as the home team. The reason? "The main thing is [having a good team], but no, I think there is something to it. I do think we have a really good plan for it and we're working that plan this week here and expect to see our guys go out there and play excellent football on Thursday night. Now we've got to go do it. You can expect it, think about it, hope for it all you want. You've got to go do it, but it's been a good week of prep. They've been locked in, they've been focused, they've worked hard and we're just basically halfway through. We'll see what happens Thursday night."

View photos from the Giants' Week 9 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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White Out Game for Giants vs. Commanders on TNF

The New York Giants are calling on fans to help create a "White Out" environment at MetLife Stadium when they take on the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football, Nov. 12 at 8:15 p.m.

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