We're not exactly sure who the New York Giants ticked off, but they upset one of the bigwigs in the NFL's scheduling department. The 2025 schedule hasn’t officially dropped yet, but the leaks are coming in hot — and for the G-Men, they aren’t exactly a fun time.
According to multiple reports, including Art Stapleton of NorthJersey.com, Big Blue could be staring down one of the most unforgiving opening stretches in all of football. Think “cage match” — but with like no escape... ever... or at least until 2026.
Here’s the rumored murderers' row to start the season per Stapleton:
- Week 1: at Washington Commanders
- Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys
- Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday Night Football)
- Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
- Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Thursday Night Football)
We knew the schedule was going to be brutal, but no one knew it could be this brutal. While it's not set in stone yet, if the rumors are true, this team could be in for a world of hurt early and often.
Brian Daboll’s seat just got warmer — and Jaxson Dart’s shadow just got bigger
You want to know how fast things could spiral? That’s five games against Jayden Daniels, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, and Jalen Hurts just to open the season. That's not a mid-season stretch of tough matchups. That's five quarterbacks with Pro Bowls, MVPs, Super Bowls, Super Bowl MVPs... while the Giants have hope.
Sure, head coach Brian Daboll has said Russell Wilson is the starter, and he probably should be. But if New York starts the season 0-5 — a very real, horrible possibility — Jaxson Dart’s debut won’t just become a question, it’ll become a countdown. No amount of “he needs to develop” coach-speak is going to buy time in a season with John Mara already patience-less and a roster that should be better.
Let’s not forget: the Giants are working off an abysmal 3-14 season. This isn’t about easing into a redemption tour. It’s a pressure cooker with no release valve, and the schedule makers have cranked the heat to the max.
Washington swept the Giants last year and just came within a game of the Super Bowl. Dallas is still Dallas — flawed, but has more talent (at least on paper). Kansas City and Philly speak for themselves. And the Chargers, even when they’re underachieving, still have a top-five quarterback and a head coach who just flipped their identity on its head in Year 1.
There is no soft landing here. Anywhere.
If Wilson can somehow hold this all together and the team claws out a couple of wins, Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen might just buy themselves the time they need. But if things go sideways — and let’s be honest, they’re set up to — Dart could get tossed into the fire by mid-October, not as part of the plan, but as the last hope to salvage the year. Which is worst-case scenario by all accounts.
Nothing’s confirmed just yet. But if these early schedule leaks are accurate, then buckle up. The Giants didn’t just get thrown into the deep end — they got tossed into shark-infested waters. Welcome to the 2025 season. Hope you packed extra flak jackets.