On Sunday, the New York Giants further expanded their lead in the NFC East with a comfortable road win over the Philadelphia Eagles. The game marked the Giants' first win in Philadelphia in 13 years and further made John Harbaugh's case for this year's Coach of the Year award.
The NFL trade deadline is coming up on Tuesday, and recently, Harbaugh weighed the prospects of New York making a win-now move to try to continue their momentum.
“You want to do everything you can do to make your team as strong as you can right now, because we're in the now, and we're told to live in the moment … but that's not at the expense of tomorrow or just prudent planning,” said Harbaugh, per Ralph Vacchiano of FOX Sports on X, formerly Twitter.
It's not clear exactly what the takeaway should be from Harbaugh's soliloquy, and whether he truly views the team as being in position to make a win-now move, or if they would be wiser to hold onto all of their key future assets and ride the current wave as presently constructed.
If the Giants do indeed hold on and win the division, they would be looking at a first-round home game against a team (likely with a better record than them) for the right to go to the divisional round of the playoffs, that is, assuming New York doesn't make a run for the number one overall seed in the NFC down the stretch of the season.
In any case, the Giants will next hit the field on a short week Thursday night for a home game against the Washington Commanders.