Week 1 was bad for the New York Giants. Losing to the Washington Commanders 21-6, Malik Nabers encapsulated all Giants fans when he sat on the sideline with a towel over his head towards the end of the game. It was an abysmal outing, offensively, and everyone is already demanding changes after one game.
While Sunday was bad, it was unfortunately the continuation of a trend in New York. This marked the third straight season where the Giants failed to score a touchdown in their season opener. That’s something that hasn’t been done since it happened with the Detroit Lions from 1940 to 1942. That certainly isn’t the history New York wants to be making.
The Giants have failed to score a touchdown in their season opener in each of the last three years.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 7, 2025
The last NFL team to be held without a TD in at least 3 straight season openers was the Detroit Lions from 1940 to 1942. pic.twitter.com/583uDisL3P
Giants have gone three straight seasons without scoring a touchdown in Week 1
Now, after this historically bad moment, the Giants are back facing tough questions. The optimism of the offseason has quickly vanished, and all everyone is talking about is who will start at quarterback moving forward, and how hot Daboll’s seat will get if things don’t change.
Russell Wilson was 17-of-37 in the game for 168 yards. However, he wasn’t the team’s only issue. Wilson finished the game as New York’s leading rusher with 44 yards, which is troubling because the traditional run game was nonexistent. Not including Wilson’s 44 yards and eight carries, the Giants rushed for 30 yards on 15 carries, averaging just two yards per rush.
If a team can’t run the ball, or pass it, there are going to be a lot of days like the one on Sunday. Obviously, that’s not going to cut it. It was only one game, but things aren’t letting up any time soon. The Giants go on the road next week to face the Dallas Cowboys, before hosting the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers in back-to-back weeks. Those games have the potential to get ugly if New York doesn’t figure things out fast.