Let’s not sugarcoat it—the New York Giants’ 2025 season is going to be a gauntlet in every sense of the word. With the toughest strength of schedule in the entire league (.574 opponent win percentage), Big Blue is walking into a buzzsaw of playoff contenders and road showdowns. It’s not just tough—it’s borderline cold-blooded.
The first half of the season is a travel-heavy blur of hostile stadiums and elite opponents. The Giants play five of their first eight on the road. By Week 7, they’ll be coming off a primetime clash with the Philadelphia Eagles and heading straight into the altitude of Denver to face a Broncos squad that thinks it’s finally turning the corner. Brutal.
But Week 7 isn’t just another road game. It’s very personal—at least for one Giants quarterback. Because Russell Wilson is going back to the scene of the football crime.
Russell Wilson’s redemption route runs through Denver
When the Giants roll into Empower Field at Mile High on October 19, all eyes will be on one man—Russell Wilson. And if revenge is a dish best-served cold, this one’s been aging in the freezer for two years.
We all remember how messy it got in Denver. Wilson arrived to fix everything. Instead, he got stuck in a Nathaniel Hackett horror show, clashed with Sean Payton, got benched, and then got cut after refusing to rework his contract. The “Broncos Country, let’s ride” schtick? It became less of a catchphrase and more of a punchline.
Now Russ has a fresh shot with the Giants after a one-year stop in Pittsburgh. The offense is simplified. The expectations are low. But the motivation? Mile-high. Wilson doesn’t need to win a Super Bowl to prove something—he just needs to torch the Broncos in their own house.
And here’s the crazy thing—he might just do it. Head coach Brian Daboll could tailor the playbook for Russ to air it out against a defense that's among the best. Add in the emotional fuel and that always-thin Denver air and this has all the ingredients for Wilson’s last great statement game.
If Wilson carves up his former team in Week 7, it won’t just be a win. It’ll be a full-on exorcism of everything that went wrong in Denver. A little poetic justice for a QB who was more scapegoat than savior. And maybe—just maybe—the final nail in the “let’s ride” coffin.