The New York Giants are not planning to pull starters early or limit playing time in Sunday’s season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, according to interim head coach Mike Kafka.
Giants starters will play “all the way through” on Sunday despite the 3-13 Giants and 7-8-1 Cowboys playing for nothing but pride.
“We’re playing the game. Everyone’s rolling all the way through,” Kafka said. “We’re not even thinking that way [about limiting snaps] at all. Going straight through. Straight through all 60 minutes
or whatever it takes.”
Many fans, of course, won’t be happy if that is indeed how the Giants play the game. With a loss to the Cowboys and a victory by the Las Vegas Raiders over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Giants can still secure the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. With a victory on Sunday, the Giants could slide to No. 7 in the draft order.
“I think guys, they’re in the right frame of mind. They have been all season,” Kafka said. “They’re preparing themselves to win, they’re preparing themselves to get their minds right and go out there and execute with their teammates. I think this week, it’s a division game. It’s a division game, it’s at home. That’s important to all of us, so I think it’s important that we put in the work and be detailed throughout this week to prepare ourselves to go play the game.”
For Dallas, star quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to start, but Prescott and other starters might not finish.
“We’re gonna play the game and see how the game goes,” said Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer.
Injury updates
A number of Giants did not practice.
Edge defender Abdul Carter, wide receiver Jalin Hyatt and tight end Theo Johnson were sent home due to illness. Safety Jevon Holland (knee), cornerback Cor’Dale Flott (knee), wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (ribs), wide receiver Beaux Collins, and offensive lineman Evan Neal were not practicing.
Kafka said Robinson had “some soreness.” He said Holland is “day to day.”
