4 areas Texans coaching candidate Jonathan Gannon excelled in Eagles’ 38-7 thrashing of the Giants

The Houston Texans have had a first interview with Jonathan Gannon this hiring cycle, but they got to see him make his case as a coaching candidate on Saturday night.

The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the New York Giants 38-7 in the NFC divisional playoffs at Lincoln Financial Field. Gannon’s defense smothered the Giants and kept the lid on quarterback Daniel Jones and running back Saquon Barkley as Philadelphia’s offense built a 28-0 halftime lead.

The performance by the Eagles was more evidence that Gannon had taken the defense’s promising floor in 2021 and built upon it.

Here are four areas where Gannon’s defense excelled against New York.