It’s been about a week since the New York Giants schedule was released. It is, generally, a fair schedule for the Giants, with a league-average strength of schedule, moderate travel, no holiday games, and few bad short rest situations.
Now that the excitement around the release of the Giants 2026 schedule has died down, we want to ask you which game you have circled on the calendar.
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The Giants have a bunch of games on their schedule that should either be big games for sentimental reasons or statement opportunities. We picked out four:
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Week 1 – Giants vs. Cowboys: The Giants get a frustratingly familiar season opener, but this is a classic rivalry. It’s also the Giants’ home opener and a game against a team that most of the national media expect to be in the mix for the playoffs. This is also our first real chance to see what the Harbaugh regime is cooking up.
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Week 3 – Giants vs. Titans: The Giants come back home after a trip to face the Rams. Brian Daboll, Wan’Dale Robinson, Cor’Dale Flott, Daniel Bellinger, Austin Schlottman, and Robert Saleh are all coming back to the Meadowlands as well. This is also a game between the team that got John Harbaugh and the team he passed up. Harbaugh reportedly believed the Giants are ready to contend now, which factored into his decision. Is he right?
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Week 9 – Giants at Eagles: The Giants split this series a year ago, stunning the Eagles on Thursday Night Football. Can they do it again now that Philly won’t be underestimating Jaxson Dart? This is the Giants’ chance to really make some noise and put the rest of the NFC East on notice. Bad and weird things happen when the Giants go to Philly, but we also don’t know what the Eagles will look like without Jeff Stoutland and AJ Brown (assuming the latter is traded).
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Week 14 – Giants at Seahawks: Is there a bigger statement opportunity than to face the reigning Super Bowl champion in their house? Assuming the Seahawks aren’t suffering a real Super Bowl hangover, even a close loss would be a win for a Giants team looking to take the next step and establish themselves as competitors to be respected. A strong offensive performance against Mike MacDonald’s defense would be huge for Dart and the offense.
So Giants fans, which one do you have circled? And if none of those four, which other game do you have circled?
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