There is no sugarcoating the impact John Harbaugh has had on the New York Giants. Not only are they off to a 3-1 start without Jaxson Dart and 2-0 with Jameis Winston starting, they’re finding ways to win games they normally wouldn’t, and the locker-room culture already feels different from what Giants fans have grown accustomed to.
Frankly, you could make a laundry list of all of the ways Harbaugh has bettered the Giants from where they were under Brian Daboll, but it all comes back to this staff elevating the talent on this roster. And in turn, this team is finally playing up to the fans' expectations when defending their home turf.
Deonte Banks' heroics helped New York knock off the Arizona Cardinals 36-24, and the Week 4 victory saw an impressive achievement surface about their success at MetLife Stadium. The Giants are now 3-0 at home for the first time since 2008 and just the eighth time in franchise history.
He also became just the sixth head coach to begin his Giants tenure 3-0 at home, and the first to do so since Dan Reeves, all the way back in 1993. What might be crazier is that MetLife Stadium wasn’t even open in 2008, meaning Harbs is technically the first (and only) Giants coach to start 3-0 in this building.
And while the wins came against the Cowboys, Titans, and Cardinals (not exactly Murderer's Row), part of being a head coach is winning the games you should and capitalizing on your home-field advantage.
The New York Giants are making MetLife Stadium a difficult place to play
MetLife Stadium hasn't exactly been a tough place for teams to play in recent years, and it hasn't given fans much incentive to want to show up--especially once the weather gets cold and this team is on tank watch. But 2026 has been a different story, largely due to the Super Bowl-winning coach.
John Harbaugh and the Giants are giving fans a reason to want to show up through rain, snow, or sleet. Not only do they look competent, but they look competitive, and for once, it doesn't feel like it's going to be another season where we are scoreboard watching for draft placement once December rolls around.
The good news here is that every single time the G-Men won their first three home games, they went on to make the playoffs. History is certainly on their side. And it just so happened that this also came on the day they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Super Bowl team, with franchise legends such as Lawrence Taylor, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, and Carl Banks in attendance.
It’s been a while since Giants fans have truly had a coach they’ve believed in, so say what you will about MetLife Stadium as a venue, but Harbaugh has already given them a reason to start believing again. A 3-0 home start doesn’t guarantee anything, but considering where this team has been over the last few years, it’s a pretty good place to start.
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