The Giants were on the short end of a tough whistle in Philadelphia, and after winning the first meeting, the defending Super Bowl champions flipped the script and were the more physical football team on both sides of the ball.

Mike Wilson has been a reporter at the Knoxville News Sentinel for more than eight years now, covering Tennessee Volunteers athletics for the entirety of Vitello’s successful run on Rocky Top (which included three trips to the College World Series in Omaha and winning the 2024 national championship).