The countdown for Week 1 of the NFL season is now less than four months away. With the schedule announcement arriving on Thursday night, NY Giants fans are dreaming of Big Blue having a monster season.
After such a strong year in 2022, the Giants are getting plenty of respect across the league - and the additions of Darren Waller, Bobby Okereke, Jalin Hyatt and others has a lot of people talking. Luckily, the rest of the world will be able to see the Giants in primetime more than once, with the G-Men set to be featured in these five contests:
Week 1: NY Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football
This is going to be a great way to start the campaign for the Giants. After going 0-2 last year against the Cowboys, Brian Daboll and Co. will have a great chance to post some revenge against Dak Prescott to open the new campaign. MetLife Stadium is surely going to be rockin' for this one. We'll see if an upset win will be on the way.
Whenever the Giants and Cowboys meet to start the season, you know there are going to be plenty of fireworks. Tony Pollard will lead the ground game for Dallas in Week 1, and Saquon Barkley will do the same for the Giants. Advantage New York.
Week 3: NY Giants at San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football
This will be a tough test for the Giants, as it's coming not too long after a road contest against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2. The 49ers are one of the best teams in the NFC, with them featuring plenty of studs on both sides of the ball. This will be a great chance for Daniel Jones and the G-Men to showcase where they're at.
San Francisco will be favored to post a win in this one, no one can deny that. However, remember that the Giants pulled off some stunning wins in '22. NY should be able to go blow-for-blow with the 49ers in primetime. While we think SF will be able to come out on top, we think the Giants will be able to keep this one close.
Week 4: NY Giants vs. Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football
Come Oct. 2, the Giants will host Seattle for MNF and this is going to be a great one. Three of the Giants first four games will be in primetime, which will be a great chance for Daboll and Co. to showcase how good they can be in '23. Seattle is a great team, and their offense only got better with the addition of Ohio State wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Luckily for the Giants, their aerial attack also took a big step forward, with Waller, Hyatt, Parris Campbell highlighting the additions for Jones. This could be a back-and-forth tilt between New York and Seattle. Last year, the Giants suffered a disappointing loss to the Hawks at Lumen Field. We'll see if the G-Men can take down Seattle this time around.
Week 6: NY Giants at the Buffalo Bills for Sunday Night Football
Get ready for this one. Of all the road contests for the Giants this year, this may be the most difficult one. The Bills have been in the Super Bowl conversation in recent seasons, only to see their hopes and dreams drop like a sack of potatoes in the playoffs. Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and others are hoping this can be their year for a shot at the Lombardi Trophy.
In Week 6, the Bills will host the Giants for Sunday Night Football - we love this game. This is also going to be a great chance for the Giants to give everyone an idea of how far they can go this campaign. If the Bills post a blowout win over the Giants, it's going to be back-breaking for Big Blue. We don't think that will be the case, though.
Week 14: NY Giants vs. Green Bay Packers for Monday Night Football
Things are going to be a bit different in this Giants-Packers showdown, as Aaron Rodgers is now across town playing for the Jets and not Green Bay. Regardless of that, Jordan Love and Christian Watson will hope to send a message in this Monday Night Football matchup at MetLife Stadium late in the season.
The last time these two teams faced off, it was at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. Despite being major underdogs, the Giants pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season, taking down Rodgers and the Packers. NY should be favored for this one, but don't sleep on Green Bay here. Love has the potential to be a stud quarterback. He could have a big game against NY's secondary.
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