The New York Giants’ 2025 regular season schedule has been ranked the toughest of all 32 NFL teams. They are under pressure to turn the tide on their recent journey through the depths of the league and things may get worse before they get better.
Here are the five biggest Giants storylines after the schedule release this week.
Very little primetime love this year
The Giants are scheduled to play 10 of their 17 games in the early 1 p.m. ET window. They are only scheduled to play in the late afternoon window once (Week 7 at Denver) and have just three prime-time games: one Sunday (Week 3 vs. Kansas City), one Thursday (Week 6 vs. Philadelphia) and once on a Monday (Week 13 at New England).
That, of course, could change any time after Week 12 when the league allows flex scheduling, designed to put more important games in prime time.
The times for the Giants’ final two games – Week 17 at Las Vegas (a Saturday game) and Week 18 at home against Dallas – have yet to be assigned.
Home for the holidays
For the first time in several years, the Giants are not scheduled to play on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day or any other holidays (or eves). Too many times, holidays have been interrupted by football, causing all interested parties to rearrange their schedules.
The Giants also will not participate in any of the NFL’s seven international games this season. The Giants, their fans and pundits can have normal 9-to-5 work days this year.
A late bye week could prove fateful
The Giants have traditionally been one of the NFL’s most injured teams in recent years. In some seasons, a mid-season bye has come in very handy. The Giants won’t have that luxury in 2025. Their bye week is in Week 14, meaning they will be no rest for the weary. If they stay healthy, this could actually be a strategically optimal time for the bye, especially if they are in contention.
Minimal travel should help keep things tight
With no overseas games and only two western trips on the schedule, the Giants will play 11 of their 17 games in the Eastern Time Zone and three in Central Time. They will travel a total of 16,081 miles this season, 21st in the NFL.
Being close to home is always helpful and the Giants, although they have back-to-back road games on three different occasions this season, will have no long stayovers; they’ll return home after every away game.
The quarterback watch is on
The Giants have a potential quarterback controversy on their hands. Head coach Brian Daboll says there’s a plan to integrate first-round pick Jaxson Dart into game action but until then, veteran Russell Wilson will be under center.
It is very similar to the scenario the Giants faced in 2004 with Eli Manning and Kurt Warner. Head coach Tom Coughlin decided in Week 11 to start Manning even though Warner had led the Giants to a 5-4 record. The Giants lost six of their final seven games with Eli under center.
That can’t happen this year. The Giants need to show improvement across the board. That would be the best of both worlds: win more games and get Dart some snaps.
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