Big Blue View
The New York Giants snapped their nine-game losing streak on Sunday with their 34-10 win over the hapless Las Vegas Raiders. The Giants controlled the game from the jump. They played complementary football, averaging 5.4 yards per offensive play with two defensive takeaways, and a special teams’ touchdown to boot – it must be snowing!
Mike Kafka secured his first victory as interim head coach, and Jaxson Dart won his first road game. This has now effectively dropped the Giants to the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. If New York loses to the Dallas Cowboys and the Raiders lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, then the Giants get the pick, but something tells me Las Vegas won’t be overly eager to win in Week 18. Anyway, here are the grades from the Giants’ dominant win.
Quarterback
Jaxson Dart wasn’t asked to do a ton against the Raiders, but he operated the offense well and used his legs effectively. Dart finished 22 of 30 with 207 passing yards and 48 yards on the ground with two rushing scores. He connected often with Wan’Dale Robinson, whom Dart targeted 14 times in the game. Overall, it was a solid bounce-back for the rookie after last week’s 33 yard disaster. Also, Jameis Winston and Jamal Adams got into it on the sideline after the former Jet had a run-in with a Giants’ coach, which was entertaining.
Grade: B+
Running Back
The Giants were able to establish the run well against the Las Vegas Raiders. Tyrone Tracy Jr. had 14 carries for 62 yards and Devin Singletary had 45 yards on eight carries with one rushing and one receiving touchdown. Singletary added 25 yards on four catches. The backs were finding holes and following blocks and the Giants, with Dart’s rush included, averaged five yards per carry and totaled 155 rushing yards.
Grade: A
Wide Receiver
It was another epic game for Robinson, who was the catalyst for the Giants’ offense in the first-half, where he secured nine passes for 97 yards on 10 targets. Robinson finished the game with 11 catches for 113 yards on 14 targets, pushing him north of the 1,000-yard mark on the season. Robinson was the only receiver to have a massive impact. Darius Slayton caught secure two of three passes for 26 yards. Gunner Olszewski added one catch for 19 yards and Isaiah Hodgins one for 8 yards.
Grade: B+
Tight End
The Giants were without Theo Johnson, giving Daniel Bellinger a full-time role. Bellinger caught two passes for 11 yards and had one drop off a massive hit over the middle of the field in the first quarter. Both Bellinger and Chris Manhertz blocked well in the Giants’ 12 personnel package, which allowed the team to move the football.
Grade: B-
Offensive Line
The Giants were down Andrew Thomas and John Michael Schmitz in this triage bowl. Starting right tackle, Jermaine Eluemunor did have two false start penalties that helped stifle what was a promising...
