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Let’s go game-by-game with predictions almost certain to end up being incorrect
The New York Giants 2025-2026 NFL schedule is now — unofficially — known. It isn’t easy, of course. We already knew the high degree of difficulty. Below, let’s go game-by-game. I will offer a thought, or maybe two, and a prediction on each game.
Let’s see what we come up with for a projected record.
A reminder that the schedule won’t be official until the NFL announces it at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Game info: Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.
The Commanders showed a year what getting the right young quarterback can do for a franchise. After drafting Jayden Daniels No. 2 overall, Washington went from 4-13 to 12-5 and winning a playoff game. Of course, new coach Dan Quinn had something to do with that, too.
The Giants have their own first-round rookie quarterback in Jaxson Dart. He holds the key to a potential franchise turnaround for the Giants, but he is unlikely to play in this one.
Prediction: The Giants lost two competitive games to Washington by a total of eight points last season. I am guessing we see more of the same. Giants record: 0-1
Game info: Sunday, Sept. 14, 1 p.m.
Every season I look for games that show signs of change as the Giants try to dig out from a run of futility that has been seldom interrupted since they won the 2011 Super Bowl. Every year I think if it is going to change this year, there will be a couple of games where we might find out.
This year, I think this is one of those games. The Giants are 1-15 against the Cowboys over the past eight seasons and haven’t won in Dallas since a 20-19 victory on Sept. 11, 2016. The only game they won against the Cowboys, a 23-19 victory on Jan 1. 2023, was started by Andy Dalton and not Dak Prescott.
The Giants were 0-6 in the NFC East a year ago. I don’t think that will happen this time around. I will pick the Giants to win here, and won’t be the least bit surprised if I’m wrong. Giants record: 1-1
Game info: Sunday, Sept. 21 | 8:20 p.m., NBC
Nope. This might turn out to be a 2022-type season for the Giants where they win some games they aren’t expected to win and achieve beyond the 5.5-win over/under Vegas expects and the difficulty of the schedule suggests. Even through blue-colored glasses, though, I will not pick them to win this game. Giants record: 1-2
Game info: Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m.
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