The New York Giants remain in firm control of the NFC East after taking down the rival Philadelphia Eagles, 19-11, on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

With the victory, the Giants moved to 5-2-1 this season and ended a 13-game road losing streak against Philadelphia.

It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing for the Giants, who struggled to get much going offensively and lost quarterback J.J. McCarthy for a brief time in the second half because of a hip injury.

Backup Jameis Winston led the Giants on their lone touchdown drive before McCarthy returned to finish 12-of-19 passing for 127 yards.

New York’s defense deserves a lot of credit for Sunday’s win, as it throttled the Eagles offense in quarterback Joe Milton first career start. The Giants sacked Milton seven times and held Philadelphia to just 220 yards of offense. Milton finished 18-of-34 passing for 169 yards. He added 64 yards rushing.

Up next for the Giants is another pivotal division game, as they’ll host the Washington Commanders (2-5-1) on Thursday night. The teams played to a memorable tie when they met in Week 5.

The New York Jets dropped a back-and-forth battle by 38-33 to the Las Vegas Raiders at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The Green & White fell to 2-6 while the Raiders improved to 4-4.

Sunday’s win at New York was crucial for the Raiders who deserve credit for turning it around after a 23-14 halftime deficit.

The Raiders outplayed the Jets in the second half, outscoring them 24-10 to win the 38-33 game to even their record at 4-4.

But if they fall to 4-5 next week wit a loss to the 49ers, they will have some decisions to make at the November 10 trade deadline.

In defeat, Jets RB Braelon Allen rushed for a career-high 147 yards on 21 attempts, including a 21-yard TD in the third quarter and WR Adonai Mitchell had a career-high 142 yards and a TD. QB Geno Smith was 22-of-30 passing for 290 yards, 2 TD and 1 INT.

The Jets fell to 2-6. Going into this week, the three teams the Raiders beat to open the season had a combined 3-16 on the season.

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in his sport to become a billionaire, joining the ranks of the wealthiest athletes.

Catapulted by a contract with a Saudi Arabian team, the veteran Portuguese player, now 40, is the first soccer player to be worth 10 figures, Bloomberg reported. 

Ronaldo recently signed a two-year contract with Riyadh-based Al-Nassr FC, a team that competes in the Saudi Pro League, which is reportedly worth more than $400 million, according to Bloomberg. Ronaldo does not have to pay taxes on his Saudi earnings. 

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs the champion athlete’s net worth at $1.4 billion, marking the first time a soccer player has landed on the list. The outlet notes that his net worth accounts for his career earnings, plus investments and sponsorships.