The NFL needs a draft lottery to determine the order of the first few picks, as the NBA has done. That would avoid the spectacle of last week, when everyone was trying to parse the Las Vegas Raiders’ motives in shutting down Brock Bowers and Maxx Crosby for their game against the New York Giants. Fans would be free to root for their team to play well for a change, knowing that the position of their first-round pick would be at least partly a matter of chance rather than the result of tanking.

Absent that, all we have to look...

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...

The New York Giants won on Sunday, shellacking the Las Vegas Raiders, 34-10. They also lost, dropping from No. 1 to No. 2 in the 2026 NFL Draft order. Which makes this an interesting ‘Kudos and Wet Willies’ review.

‘Kudos’ to …

Wan’Dale Robinson — For three years the Giants told us what Robinson “could” do. Sunday, and pretty much for the entirety of the 2025 season, Robinson has shown us what he “can” do.

Robinson needed 99 yards to reach 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career. He got 113 and tied his career-high with...

The New York Giants hold the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft after beating the Las Vegas Raiders 34-10 on Sunday.

The Giants would have secured the first overall pick with a loss against the Raiders — a loss that looked very possible before Bobby Okereke’s interception. However, the Cleveland Browns victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers means that the Giants still have the No. 2 overall pick.

The Browns’ win also potentially locks the Giants into the second overall pick with a loss next week against the Dallas Cowboys. That would leave Giants fans watching underclassmen declarations keenly,...

The New York Giants on Sunday ruined their opportunity to guarantee getting the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders, 34-10.

The No. 1 pick now belongs to the 2-14 Raiders, with the Giants holding the No. 2 overall pick. The Giants can still get the No. 1 pick if they lose to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18 and the Raiders defeat the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 3-13 Giants broke a nine-game 2025 losing streak and a 13-game road losing streak dating back to the 2024 season.

The Giants, who have...

The New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders meet Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET in a game many in both fan bases do not want to see their team win.

That, of course, is because both teams are 2-13 with the Giants at No. 1 and Raiders at No. 2 in the 2026 NFL Draft order. Per ESPN Analytics, here is the impact on the draft of Sunday’s outcome:

Giants

Current chance at No. 1 pick: 37.6%
With loss: 73%
With win: 6%

Raiders

Current chance at No. 1 pick: 36.2%
With loss: 69%
With win: < 1%...

Cornerback Cor’Dale Flott (knee) and defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches (ankle/toe) will join the long list of starting who will not play Sunday for the New York Giants against the Las Vegas Raiders. Both are inactive.

Starting tight end Theo Johnson (illness) had already been ruled out. Left tackle Andrew Thomas, center John Michael Schmitz, and safety Tyler Nubin were all placed on Injured Reserve on Saturday.

Flott has been the Giants’ best cornerback this season.

Giants fans hoping to see running back Dante ‘Turbo’ Miller will be disappointed. Miller was elevated from the practice squad, but it seems like that...

The New York Giants will “evaluate all options, including looking at Fernando Mendoza before they make a decision on how they are going to proceed if they have the [No. 1] pick,” according to a Sunday report from NFL Insider Ian Rapoport.

Rapoport never mentioned Giants GM Joe Schoen, but the NFL Network screen said this while Rapoport was speaking:

“GM Joe Schoen likely to remain with team for draft.”

Valentine’s View

Evaluating Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy-winning Indiana quarterback, is absolutely what the Giants are supposed to do. Completely ignoring Mendoza, or any quarterback in the 2026 draft...

I am officially tired of the negative narratives around New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.

• His play is regressing, and it is doing so because the Giants took Brian Daboll away from him.
• He is a glorified running back who can’t be relied upon as the quarterback of the future because he suffered a concussion and, gasp!, he might get hurt again because he tries too hard.
• The Giants better trade him and draft Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza if they get the chance.

Stop it already!

I don’t know if Dart will have a career like...

The New York Giants (2–13) travel to Allegiant Stadium on Sunday for a Week 17 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders (2–13), with more than just bragging rights on the line.

Both teams enter the weekend tied for the worst record in the NFL, making Sunday’s meeting a potential deciding factor in who earns the No. 1 overall pick in next spring’s NFL Draft.

Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. ET on CBS, as the Giants and Raiders meet for the 16th time in franchise history. The teams have never faced each other in the postseason. The Giants’ most recent...

The New York Giants on Saturday placed four players on season-ending injured reserve, including star left tackle Andrew Thomas.

Thomas (hamstring), safety Tyler Nubin (neck), defensive tackle D.J. Davidson (neck/concussion), and center John Michael Schmitz (finger) were all placed on injured reserve.

The Giants filled those roster spots by signing center Bryan Hudson, placekicker Ben Sauls, defensive tackle Elijah Chatman and safety Raheem Layne to the 53-man roster.

The Giants also elevated running back/kickoff returner Dante Miller and tight end Zach Davidson from the practice squad.

Without Thomas and Schmitz, Marcus Mbow will start at left tackle and Austin Schlottmann...

The New York Giants on Saturday ruled out two more starters for Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Starting center John Michael Schmitz (finger) and tight end Theo Johnson (illness) did not travel to Las Vegas with the team on Saturday, and will not play.

Schmitz had been listed as doubtful on Friday. Schmitz and Johnson join left tackle Andrew Thomas, safety Tyler Nubin, and defensive tackle D.J. Davidson as Giants who will not play Sunday.

Johnson, a second-year player, is the Giants’ second-leading receiver with 45 receptions. Daniel Bellinger and Chris Manhertz are the other tight ends on...