The 2025 NFL schedule didn’t do the New York Giants any favors—literally none. Almost to the point where it feels personal... like the Giants offended someone in the scheduling department and this is their payback. Is this some sick joke? Asking for a friend.
They’re coming off a 3-14 trainwreck, stuck with the toughest strength of schedule in the league (.574 opponent win percentage), and now face a slate that includes 10 games with teams who made the playoffs last year. That’s not a rebuilding schedule—that’s a “good luck surviving” wood chipper.
Even the home games are stacked: Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers. It’s like Roger Goodell looked at all the Giants’ offseason changes and said, “Let’s test that immediately.”
To their credit, the G-Men responded to last year’s disaster with a full-blown roster overhaul. Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston were brought in to stabilize the QB room (or at least raise the floor), Paulson Adebo and Jevon Holland bolstered a depleted secondary, and the draft brought in probably instant-impact guys like Abdul Carter, Darius Alexander, and Cam Skattebo. It’s not a miracle fix, but it’s movement and effort and an actual direction.
Which brings us to Moe Moton of Bleacher Report, who took one look at all that and still came in with a brutal prediction for Big Blue in 2025.
Moe Moton is buying the gauntlet, but not the Giants
Suffice it to say, Moton is not picking up what the Giants are putting down. He's either not overly impressed with their upgrades, having trouble with their schedule, or both. Here’s what Moton wrote:
“Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux and rookie Abdul Carter can form a terrifying pass-rushing trio. With the addition of cornerback Paulson Adebo and safety Jevon Holland, the Giants defense will be much improved.
All that considered, the Giants have a tough home schedule. Outside their division, they’ll host the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. Big Blue will see minimal improvement in another down year.”
Look—we don’t totally disagree with the concerns. The schedule looks brutal. Wilson’s best days are probably behind him. And yes, we get it: this team was very very very bad last year.
But one more win than last year? That feels like skipping the progress part. There’s a real path to five or six wins here—maybe even more if head coach Brian Daboll can steal a game early and Wilson can turn back the clock. The defense is better. The coaching staff will learn from their mistakes. And frankly, they’re going to be a heck of a lot more competitive than they were a year ago.
We’re not saying playoffs. No one is saying playoffs. We’re not even suggesting nine wins. But if you’re penciling this team in for another 3- or 4-win season without factoring in the upgrades across the board, it feels like more projection than prediction. The schedule is a nightmare... but only on paper... in May.
But games are played on the field and this team has some real talent and every reason to prove the doubters wrong.