New York Giants unveil challenging 2025 NFL schedule with three primetime games, two Super Bowl rematches
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The
New York Giants
2025 schedule, revealed on Thursday, is filled with exciting games, including three prime-time matches, two retro Super Bowl showdowns, and the
NFL
's most challenging projected schedule. Brian Daboll's team starts the season with games against the
Washington Commanders
and the
Dallas Cowboys
before getting MetLife Stadium opened up on 'Sunday Night Football.'
New York Giants possess NFL's strongest strength-of-schedule, headed by Chiefs, Eagles and Super Bowl rematches
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The rotation of the league teams includes the New York
Giants
with all teams of the NFC North and AFC West, along with 'same-place' encounters against the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots. Add in the traditional six NFC East confrontations, and New York will see 10 playoff visitors to the 2024 postseason—the third-highest amount of any team. According to NFL Research, those foes combined for a .574 winning percentage last year, edging out the Eagles (.561) for the sport's most daunting path.
Full schedule:
Pre 1: @ Bills (Date & Time TBD)
Pre 2: Jets (Saturday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m.)
Pre 3: Patriots (Thursday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m.)
Week 1: @ Commanders (Sept. 7, 1 p.m.)
Week 2: @ Cowboys (Sept. 14, 1 p.m.)
Week 3: Chiefs (Sunday Night Football, Sept. 21, 8:20 p.m.)
Week 4: Chargers (Sept. 28, 1 p.m.)
Week 5: @ Saints (Oct. 5, 1 p.m.)
Week 6: Eagles (Thursday Night Football, Oct. 9, 8:15 p.m.)
Week 7: @ Broncos (Oct. 19, 4:05 p.m.)
Week 8: @ Eagles (Oct. 26, 1 p.m.)
Week 9: 49ers (Nov. 2, 1 p.m.)
Week 10: @ Bears (Nov. 9, 1 p.m.)
Week 11: Packers (Nov. 16, 1 p.m.)
Week 12: @ Lions (Nov. 23, 1 p.m.)
Week 13: @ Patriots (Monday Night Football, Dec. 1, 8:15 p.m.)
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: Commanders (Dec. 14, 1 p.m.)
Week 16: Vikings (Dec. 21, 1 p.m.)
Week 17: @ Raiders (Date & Time TBD)
Week 18: Cowboys (Date & Time TBD)
Two vintage
Super Bowl rematches
fall on the road: a Week 7 visit to Empower Field to relive Super Bowl XXI history with the Denver Broncos and the December Monday-night game in Foxborough that brings back memories of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.
Also read:
'I still have more to prove': Giants rookie Cam Skattebo's giant ambitions
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