3–1–1, 1st in the NFC East; offense bottom 10, defense middle of the league.
The Giants are 3–1–1 in 2026, 1–0–1 against the NFC East.
By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Giants' offense ranks 27th (−0.06) and their defense 22nd (+0.03 allowed); 24th of 32 by net (−0.09).
Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .
Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM CT on Fox
Our call: Giants Toss-up
4 of 5 models favor the Giants. On average the models have the Giants by 1.2 points, a 53% win chance.
Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →
TV listings: ESPN
Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →
| Team | Record | In the division |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 3–1–1 | 1–0–1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Washington Commanders | 1–3–1 | 0–2–1 |
By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.
| Week | Opponent | Result | Our call | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · NBC | vs Cowboys | W 28–20 | Cowboys Toss-up · ✗ | Game page |
| Week 2Mon, Sep 21 · ESPN and ABC | at Rams | L 6–28 | Rams Lean · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · CBS | vs Titans | W 12–7 | Giants Toss-up · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · CBS | vs Cardinals | W 36–24 | Giants Toss-up · ✓ | Game page |
| Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox | at Commanders | T 27–27 (OT) | Commanders Toss-up · ½ | Game page |
| Week 6Sun, Oct 18 · Fox | vs Saints | — | Giants Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · Fox | at Texans | — | Texans Lean | Game page |
| Week 8 | Bye | |||
| Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox | at Eagles | — | Eagles Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 10Thu, Nov 12 · Prime Video | vs Commanders | — | Giants Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 11Sun, Nov 22 · CBS | vs Jaguars | — | Jaguars Lean | Game page |
| Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · Fox | at Colts | — | Colts Lean | Game page |
| Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · Fox | vs 49ers | — | 49ers Lean | Game page |
| Week 14Sun, Dec 13 · Fox | at Seahawks | — | Seahawks Strong | Game page |
| Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · CBS | vs Browns | — | Giants Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 16Mon, Dec 28 · ESPN | at Lions | — | Lions Lean | Game page |
| Week 17Sun, Jan 3 · Fox | at Cowboys | — | Cowboys Toss-up | Game page |
| Week 18Sun, Jan 10 | vs Eagles | — | Giants Toss-up | Game page |
Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.
TV listings: ESPN
2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Giants players above the leaders page's marks per team game.
| Player | Yardspassing | Attempts | Completedof attempts | TD | INT | EPAper dropback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameis WinstonQB | 805 | 132 | 58% | 6 | 3 | −0.06 |
| Player | Yardsrushing | Carries | Yardsper carry | TDrushing | Targets | Share ofteam targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam SkatteboRB | 294 | 81 | 3.6 | 1 | 12 | 7.4% |
| Player | Yardsreceiving | Catches | Targets | Share ofteam targets | Air yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik NabersWR | 329 | 29 | 46 | 28% | 543 | 2 |
| Malachi FieldsWR | 146 | 10 | 17 | 10% | 279 | 1 |
| Player | Yardsreceiving | Catches | Targets | Share ofteam targets | Air yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah LikelyTE | 284 | 33 | 48 | 29% | 350 | 4 |
| Player | Tackles | For loss | Sacks | INT | Passesdefended | Fumblesforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvell ReeseLB | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tremaine EdmundsMLB | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Newsome IICB | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jevon HollandSAF | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Andru PhillipsDB | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler NubinSAF | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Abdul CarterLB | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deonte BanksCB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| DJ ReaderDT | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chauncey GolstonDE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 by tackles.
| Player | FG made | FG tried | Longestyards | Extra pointsmade | Extra pointstried |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic ZvadaK | 11 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 8 |
Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.
| Giants | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Offense, EPA per play | −0.06 | 27th |
| Offense, success rate | 41% | 26th |
| Passing offense, EPA per dropback | +0.01 | 21st |
| Rushing offense, EPA per run | −0.16 | 24th |
What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.
| Giants | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Defense, EPA per play allowed | +0.03 | 22nd |
| Defense, success rate allowed | 45% | 24th |
| Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed | +0.08 | 21st |
| Run defense, EPA per run allowed | −0.05 | 22nd |
| Net EPA per play (offense minus defense) | −0.09 | 24th |
Week 5 report (last filed); Week 6 not filed yet
The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.
Our call had the winner in 3.5 of 5 Giants games (70%).
| Model | Games | Winner right | Rate | Average miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus (our call) | 5 | 3.5 of 5 | 70% | 8.0 |
| Our model Experimental | 5 | 2.5 of 5 | 50% | 8.6 |
| Elo | 5 | 4.5 of 5 | 90% | 6.7 |
| SRS | 5 | 4.5 of 5 | 90% | 7.1 |
| ESPN FPI | 5 | 1.5 of 5 | 30% | 10.5 |
| Record | 5 | 3.5 of 5 | 70% | — |
Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →
On the bubble: the Giants reach the playoffs in 46% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the NFC East in 41%; their average finish is 8–8–1.
In the race for the 2027 draft: the Giants get the #1 pick in <1% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 4%. Draft order →
After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →