The Giants have a 3-22 file towards the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles previously six seasons, together with a mixed 0-5 final 12 months. Their success or failure begins and ends there.
So it’s applicable {that a} 2023 season with greater expectations begins there, too:
Week 1. Sunday Night Football. Dak Prescott. Daniel Jones. Cowboys and Giants. MetLife Stadium. Under the lights.
Rekindling a Week 1 custom that noticed the NFC East rivals conflict six occasions in eight years from 2012-19, with Dallas profitable 5. The Giants are internet hosting for the primary time since 2012.
The schedule makes clear, although, that the NFL has dubbed Brian Daboll’s Giants as prepared for prime time within the early going coming off a 12 months one playoff berth.
John Mara’s membership will face a Sunday Night, Thursday Night and Monday Night Football gauntlet in three of the common season’s first 4 weeks. They’re scheduled for 4 prime time video games within the season’s first six weeks and 5 complete, which might be probably the most since 2016.
Can the Giants get it accomplished beneath the brilliant lights? Here are the Daily News’ way-too-early 2023 common season predictions for the way Daboll’s crew will fare after preseason primers on the Detroit Lions and towards the Carolina Panthers and Jets:
Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Sept. 10, 8:20 p.m., NBC, (Sunday Night Football)
There’s numerous stress on Mike McCarthy calling Dallas’ offensive performs. Ezekiel Elliott is gone. But it’s arduous to disregard Prescott’s 10-2 profession file towards the Giants.
Prediction: Cowboys 31, Giants 24.
Record: 0-1
Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals
Sept. 17, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Colt McCoy revenge sport? If the Giants lose to McCoy and the kind-of-tanking Cardinals, they’ll have loads worse issues in 2023 than a nasty file.
Prediction: Giants 27, Cardinals 13.
Record: 1-1
Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers
Sept. 21, 8:15 p.m., Prime Video (Thursday Night Football)
If there’s a time to catch the Niners, it’s early. Maybe Brock Purdy (elbow) gained’t be wholesome and Wink Martindale’s protection can blitz Sam Darnold into oblivion. Or perhaps that gained’t matter.
Prediction: 49ers 23, Giants 16.
Record: 1-2
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Oct. 2, 8:15 p.m., ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Geno Smith will maintain that chip on his shoulder even after beating the Giants convincingly in Seattle final season. His message for the New York followers will trump the Giants’ lengthy relaxation.
Prediction: Seahawks 27, Giants 24.
Record: 1-3
Week 5: at Miami Dolphins
Oct. 8, 1 p.m., FOX
The Giants’ secondary must face Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle on a brief week after taking over D.Okay. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Prediction: Dolphins 28, Giants 27.
Record: 1-4
Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Oct. 15, 8:20 p.m., NBC (Sunday Night Football)
Daboll and GM Joe Schoen will need this sport within the worst approach. Everything factors to a loss in a harsh surroundings, however the Daboll-Sean McDermott historical past adjustments the equation.
Prediction: Giants 20, Bills 17.
Record: 2-4
Week 7: vs. Washington Commanders
Oct. 22, 1 p.m., CBS
I’ll take Daboll and Daniel Jones over Ron Rivera and Sam Howell each day that ends in ‘Y.’
Prediction: Giants 23, Commanders 17.
Record: 3-4
Week 8: vs. Jets
Oct. 29, 1 p.m., CBS
The Giants don’t worry Aaron Rodgers. They simply beat his Packers final 12 months in London. This Jets crew can be higher than that Green Bay crew, although. Interesting that this isn’t in prime time.
Prediction: Jets 30, Giants 20.
Record: 3-5
Week 9: at Las Vegas Raiders
Nov. 5, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Giants TE Darren Waller and Vegas DC Pat Graham will each be out to get the higher of their outdated golf equipment. Covering Davante Adams and stopping Maxx Crosby gained’t be simple.
Prediction: Raiders 24, Giants 16.
Record: 3-6
Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys
Nov. 12, 4:25 p.m., FOX
If panic units in after a gradual Cowboys begin, the Giants may use a street win right here as an necessary springboard again into the race. Unfortunately, they haven’t gained at Dallas since 2016.
Prediction: Cowboys 28, Giants 13.
Record: 3-7
Week 11: at Washington Commanders
Nov. 19, 1 p.m., FOX
What a Giant blessing that Washington is on this division.
Prediction: Giants 28, Commanders 10.
Record: 4-7
Week 12: vs. New England Patriots
Nov. 26, 1 p.m., FOX
Joe Judge revenge sport? Bill Belichick by no means hates profitable in New Jersey.
Prediction: Patriots 20, Giants 17.
Record: 4-8
Week 13: Bye
Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers
Dec. 11, 8:15 p.m., ABC (Monday Night Football)
This sport will get flexed out of Monday evening if the Giants’ season goes the best way we’re predicting. If it doesn’t get moved, that’s nice information for Schoen and Daboll.
Prediction: Giants 34, Packers 13.
Record: 5-8
Week 15: at New Orleans Saints
Dec. 17, 1 p.m., FOX
Jones has led the Giants to a win within the Superdome earlier than, and he does it once more to avoid wasting face.
Prediction: Giants 23, Saints 20 (OT).
Record: 6-8
Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles (Christmas Day)
Dec. 25, 4:30 p.m., FOX
It’s good that the Giants don’t must face the Eagles till Christmas. Who is aware of what accidents or random developments may assist even the taking part in subject earlier than then? They hope.
Prediction: Eagles 34, Giants 26.
Record: 6-9
Week 17: vs. L.A. Rams
Dec. 31, 1 p.m., FOX
Like the Cardinals sport in Week 2, there’s no excuse to lose this one.
Prediction: Giants 20, Rams 10.
Record: 7-9
Week 18: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
(TBD)
It can be good to win 4 of 5 to shut out the 12 months, however Jalen Hurts and the Super Bowl-hopeful Eagles produce other concepts.
Prediction: Eagles 41, Giants 28.
Final file prediction: 7-10
The Giants went 3-6-1 of their ultimate 10 video games final season and now are tasked with one of many NFL’s most tough schedules in 2023. If they keep wholesome, they might rating some upsets and perhaps enhance on final 12 months’s 9-7-1 file. But that requires every part to go proper.
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