Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll carry a .363 profitable share into their fourth season working the Giants, a humbled group that owns the NFL’s worst report (40-91, .305) since 2017.
So Schoen and Daboll are determined for a fast begin to 2025 after final yr’s 3-14 catastrophe marred the franchise’s one centesimal season celebration.
They skidded to a 1-5 begin in 2023 on their strategy to a 6-11 end, and final yr’s 1-3 stumble within the first 4 weeks snowballed into the discharge of Daniel Jones earlier than Thanksgiving.
Wednesday’s league-wide schedule reveal, nonetheless, signaled that Giants followers in all probability might want to refuel their planes for extra weekly flyovers at MetLife Stadium earlier than Halloween.
The NFL appears to comprehend it, too. The league scheduled the Giants for the naked minimal of three prime time video games.
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 7 at Washington Commanders (1 p.m., FOX)
Get that Deebo Samuel anytime landing wager in earlier than the chances drop to -1000. Russell Wilson received at Washington with the Pittsburgh Steelers final season, however now he’s quarterbacking the Giants, who went 0-2 towards final season’s Rookie of the 12 months.
Prediction: Commanders 24, Giants 9 (0-1)
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14 at Dallas Cowboys (1 p.m., FOX)
The Giants have misplaced eight straight to the Cowboys relationship again to 2020. They’ve dropped 15 of their final 16 to Dallas going again to 2016. So there will probably be a day to choose them to beat the Cowboys and Dak Prescott. Nevertheless it is not going to be at the present time.
Prediction: Cowboys 27, Giants 15 (0-2)
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 21 vs. Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (8:20 p.m., NBC)
Jameis Winston – if he’s nonetheless on the group – replaces Wilson to start out the third quarter with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs up, 17-0, at half. Winston livens up the night with a deep landing move to Malik Nabers however concludes it with a pick-six.
Prediction: Chiefs 34, Giants 7 (0-3)
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 28 vs. Los Angeles Chargers (1 p.m., CBS)
Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart makes his first begin as Daboll pulls the fireplace alarm early to attempt to save his job. The jet-lagged Chargers begin gradual on the scoreboard, however their punishing model of soccer wears the Giants down, regardless of some thrilling scrambles from Dart. Harbaugh then outschemes Daboll throughout some essential moments within the fourth.
Prediction: Chargers 24, Giants 13 (0-4)
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 5 at New Orleans Saints (1 p.m., CBS)
Daboll, nonetheless teaching the Giants after Dart confirmed moxie late towards the Chargers, will get his first win of the season over rookie Saints coach Kellen Moore. Abdul Carter is lastly in a position to tee off in some apparent, late move rush conditions in a detailed recreation. Former Saint Paulson Adebo picks off New Orleans rookie QB Tyler Shough. And Nabers has a strong recreation again in his dwelling state.
Prediction: Giants 17, Saints 10 (1-4)
Week 6: Thursday, Oct. 9 vs. Philadelphia Eagles (8:15 p.m., Prime Video)
The Giants commerce Winston to New Orleans with Dart now within the lineup. However Saquon Barkley’s revenge tour continues with a chief time decimation of the Giants at MetLife Stadium. And Dart’s first dwelling begin is a dud because the Eagles’ move rush overwhelms New York’s O-line.
Prediction: Eagles 35, Giants 6 (1-5)
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 19 at Denver Broncos (4:05 p.m., CBS)
The Giants face their fourth top-4 2024 NFL protection within the season’s first seven weeks. Reigning defensive participant of the yr Patrick Surtain II and Denver first-round choose Jahdae Barron make it inconceivable for Dart to push the ball down subject in a troublesome atmosphere. And Daboll appears throughout the sphere longingly at what Sean Payton has constructed with Bo Nix.
Prediction: Broncos 23, Giants 9 (1-6)
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 26 at Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m., FOX)
Daboll goes again to Wilson looking for a spark along with his job in jeopardy, however Barkley and the Eagles put the nail within the head coach’s coffin with two Cooper DeJean interceptions and a blowout in South Philadelphia. John Mara fires Daboll as participant commerce requests start to leak out.
Prediction: Eagles 41, Giants 0 (1-7)
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 2 vs. San Francisco 49ers (1 p.m., CBS)
Interim head coach Mike Kafka goes again to Dart because the Giants’ beginning quarterback, and Kafka’s play calling unlocks higher manufacturing from the rookie QB. The Giants nonetheless fall to the Niners, however Kafka a minimum of will get the group to maintain competing.
Prediction: 49ers 28, Giants 17 (1-8)
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 9 at Chicago Bears (1 p.m., FOX)
The Giants rely their blessings in avoiding Chicago’s lethal winter with an earlier journey to Soldier Discipline, and Shane Bowen’s move rush has its first massive recreation of the season towards rookie coach Ben Johnson’s offense. Bears QB Caleb Williams turns the ball over thrice. Dart manages the sport well, and rookie again Cam Skattebo scores the go-ahead TD reception.
Prediction: Giants 17, Bears 14 (2-8)
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 16 vs. Inexperienced Bay Packers (1 p.m., FOX)
First-team All-Professional Packers security Xavier McKinney will probably be prepared for revenge on this one. Oh, will he ever.
Prediction: Packers 23, Giants 10 (2-9)
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 23 at Detroit Lions (1 p.m., FOX)
It is going to be troublesome to even fly out to this one with a constructive outlook. Jonathan Vilma calls his third of six Giants FOX video games throughout one other misplaced season solid far apart from prime time.
Prediction: Lions 34, Giants 13 (2-10)
Week 13: Monday, Dec. 1 at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)
This will probably be Dart, whom the Giants traded as much as draft, towards Patriots QB Drake Maye, whom Schoen tried to commerce as much as draft the yr prior. Mike Vrabel’s teaching has New England wanting like an actual soccer group once more, however the Giants have simply sufficient in comparison with the Patriots’ rebuilding roster to sneak by.
Prediction: Giants 19, Patriots 17 (3-10)
Week 14: Bye week
The over underneath on when Schoen or Daboll deliver up the unfavorable late bye week is Aug. 1.
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 14 vs. Washington Commanders (1 p.m., FOX)
Kafka and Bowen are nonetheless getting their gamers to play arduous, however Daniels and the Commanders are surging, playoff sure as soon as once more and decided to ship a message.
Prediction: Commanders 27, Giants 14 (3-11)
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 21 vs. Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m., FOX)
The Giants maintain this slugfest shut on a chilly, dreary, wet day in East Rutherford towards J.J. McCarthy, whom Schoen handed on within the 2024 draft. However Minnesota wins on a late subject purpose to deflate New York for good.
Prediction: Vikings 13, Giants 10 (3-12)
Week 17: Sat. Dec. 27 or Solar. Dec. 28 at Las Vegas Raiders (TBD)
By this level, the Raiders may be beginning Aidan O’Connell at QB and sitting rookie again Ashton Jeanty to maintain him wholesome for 2026 after lacking the postseason once more. Nabers tries to complete one other misplaced eason sturdy. However the Giants can’t cease Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers. And penalties do in Kafka’s group late in a high-scoring defeat.
Prediction: Raiders 30, Giants 29 (3-13)
Week 18: TBD vs. Dallas Cowboys (TBD)
Micah Parsons and the Cowboys hand the Giants their tenth straight defeat on this NFC East rivalry. The Giants end a winless 0-6 in division for the second straight yr. Mara retains Schoen for 2026, nonetheless, as a result of the proprietor stays enamored with Schoen’s inside processes and infrastructure regardless of the group by no means profitable any video games. And the Giants rent Kevin Stefanski as head coach after he slips out of Cleveland’s mess for a recent begin.
Prediction: Cowboys 23, Giants 17 (3-14)
Ultimate report: 3-14
Initially Printed: Might 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT
