2026 New York Giants season

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Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

In John Harbaugh's first game as the head coach of the Giants, the team put together a strong effort on offense. Cam Skattebo capped off the Giants' opening drive with a touchdown in his first game back from the ankle injury he suffered the previous season. With the game tied at 7–7 late in the first half, Tyrone Tracy Jr. fumbled and lost the ball when the Giants were in field goal range, but Dak Prescott returned the favor by throwing an interception to Jevon Holland with under a minute left. The Giants capitalized on the takeaway, with Jaxson Dart throwing a touchdown to Isaiah Likely for his first of two touchdown receptions on the night. Despite allowing touchdowns on both defensive drives in the second half, the Giants maintained control of possession and won 28–20.

The Giants started 1–0 for the first time since 2022. This was also the first Giants Week 1 victory at home since 2010, which happened to be the inaugural game at MetLife Stadium. With the Jets defeating the Titans earlier in the day, it would be the first time both New York teams would win their opening game since 2009.

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

After Jaxson Dart suffered a knee injury on the opening drive and did not return, the Jameis Winston-led Giants offense was completely stymied and only able to muster two field goals. Safety Jevón Holland forced two turnovers, including a fumble which gave the Giants the ball in the red zone and led to their first field goal right before halftime. Davante Adams of the Rams finished with more receiving yards than the Giants had yards as a team.

With their fifth consecutive loss to the Rams dating back to 2017, the Giants fell to 1–1.

Two days later, it was determined that Dart's knee injury included a torn meniscus and MCL, as well as a PCL sprain, which would require season-ending surgery.

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

On a rainy and windy afternoon in the middle of a nor'easter, Brian Daboll returned to MetLife Stadium as the Titans offensive coordinator after being fired by the Giants the previous season. It was also a reunion for Giants QB coach Brian Callahan and DC Dennard Wilson, who were the Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator of the Titans in 2024-25. Furthermore, this was Titans Head Coach Robert Saleh's first game back in MetLife Stadium after he was fired as the Head Coach of the Jets in 2024.

Despite a messy performance on offense, the Giants special teams helped them out most of the day. Rookie kicker Dominic Zvada made all four of his field goal attempts, and punter Jordan Stout kicked 6 times for 303 yards (with 265 net) and pinned the Titans inside their own 20-yard line three times. The defense held off a late Titans rally when safety Jevón Holland intercepted Cam Ward in the end zone with 20 seconds left to seal a 12–7 Giants victory. It was Holland’s third interception in as many games and fourth takeaway overall, and he was named the NFC Defensive Player for the Month of September for his performance in the first 3 weeks.

Despite failing to score a touchdown for the second straight game, the Giants won a game without finding the end zone for the first time since Week 8 of the 2013 season. Additionally, this marked the first time since 2009 that the Giants won their first two home games of the season.

However, the Giants were dealt another season-ending injury, later announcing that linebacker Brian Burns had suffered a torn ACL. It was also Odell Beckham Jr.'s final game with the Giants, as he was released two days after the game, ending his short-lived reunion with the team.

On Monday, September 28, quarterback J. J. McCarthy was acquired from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick.

Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals

The Giants honored the 1986 team at halftime to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Bowl XXI, and the defense responded in kind with a game-winning goal line stand. They won their first three home games for the first time since 2008.

The Cardinals ran wild on the Giants in the first quarter with 81 rushing yards and a 14–3 lead, but rookie LB Arvell Reese took over in the second quarter, racking up 4 tackles, one interception and a QB hit leading to a Greg Newsome II interception by halftime. The offense began to find its rhythm, scoring touchdowns for the first time since Week 1. Rookie WR Malachi Fields scored his first NFL touchdown and Malik Nabers scored for the first time since returning from his injury the year prior. Arizona retook the lead in the third quarter after two Jameis Winston interceptions, but Winston found Theo Johnson to reclaim the lead for the Giants.

Dominic Zvada made a 52-yard FG with 2:11 to play to extend the Giants' lead to 6, and the Cardinals urgently marched down the field knowing they needed a touchdown. On 3rd & 5 from the opposing 22-yard line with 22 seconds to play, Deonte Banks was controversially called for pass interference. After 3 pass breakups by the defense, Banks intercepted Jacoby Brissett's pass and returned it 98 yards to the end zone for a walk-off pick six, the first pick six for the Giants since 2023.

The Eagles' loss to the Rams ensured the Giants had sole possession of first place in the NFC East for the first time since Week 11 of 2015.

Week 5: at Washington Commanders

This marked the Giants' first tie game since 2022, which was also against the Commanders, and snapped their four-game losing streak to Washington.

The Giants surrendered an opening drive touchdown run to Jacory Croskey-Merritt and could only respond with a field goal in the first half. Kicker Dominic Zvada went 1/3 in field goal attempts in the first half in the wind and rain. The Giants run defense didn't improve, allowing two TD scrambles by Commanders QB Jayden Daniels in his return from injury. However, the Giants offense got hot in the second half with quick passes and timely conversions. Isaiah Likely had two touchdowns, including his second on 4th & 7 to cut the game to one score. The Giants defense finally made a stop, and Jameis Winston led the offense on a game-tying drive, connecting with Malik Nabers for the game's final score.

The Giants got the ball to start overtime, but Zvada missed his third field goal of the game. The Commanders couldn't move the ball and punted back to the Giants, who moved down the field in a position to win the game. At the 2-minute warning after the Commanders used both of their timeouts, the Giants opted to run three plays to make it a shorter field goal for Zvada and run down the clock in case he missed to ensure a tie. However, Cam Skattebo fumbled on the first play after the warning and the Commanders took over, promptly moving down the field with three chunk plays. The Commanders had 2nd & 8 at the NYG-24 with 55 seconds left in overtime and let the clock run down to 12 seconds. Inexplicably, Daniels didn't spike the ball or throw it out of bounds and was tackled by Tremaine Edmunds for a sack on a broken play. The Commanders couldn't stop the clock and the game ended in a shocking 27–27 tie. The Giants defense celebrated as if they had won the game.

Both Daniels and Commanders head coach Dan Quinn were heavily criticized following the tie, with many fans and analysts calling for Quinn's firing.

With the tie, the Giants moved to 3–1–1 and secured a 1.5 game lead in the NFC East.

Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints

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