Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are the stories you need as the Giants get set to take on their NFC East rivals Washington Commanders tonight.
NFL midseason surprises: 6 teams and players nobody saw coming | SB Nation
New York Giants. It is not like things were expected to be much better in New York. Again, looking back at our preseason ranking of all 32 teams, we had the New York Giants in the second-lowest tier, the “Works in Progress” group. But if the NFC playoffs began right now, the Giants would be at home during Wild Card Weekend as the winners of the NFC East,
thanks to their 5-2-1 record.
That is surprising enough, but when you consider that New York lost starting quarterback Jaxson Dart early in the year due to an injury, and running back Cam Skattebo has been iced out — he was inactive for New York’s Week 9 win over the Philadelphia Eagles — the Giants are doing this without two players we all expected to be cornerstones of their offense. Things will get tougher for New York over the second half of the season. The Giants have games against Jacksonville, San Francisco, and Seattle on the docket, and the Week 17 meeting with the Dallas Cowboys could decide the division. Still, these Giants are one of the biggest surprises in the league at the midway point.
Nabers: Divisional games mean more
Game Preview: Nothing worthwhile comes easy for first-place Giants | Giants.com
Until they can start winning by wider margins, they will do whatever it takes.
“The bottom line is finding a way to win,” Harbaugh said. “It’s all or nothing basically from that perspective. You can win by a bunch, you can win by 40, and it’s still just one, 1-0. But you’d rather win by 40. There’s no doubt about it. Really, [it’s] just chasing that, playing better in a way that makes it really tough for your opponent to even stay close if you’re good enough to do that. So, we would like to get to that place.”
The bright lights are calling Cam Skattebo again. So are the Giants | The Record
Cam Skattebo walked to the center of the New York Giants’ locker room, leaned against the ping-pong table and greeted the small group of reporters converging on his space. “What up?” Skattebo yelped.
A lot’s been up with the Giants: trade talk for Jonathan Taylor, which ended with a whimper when the NFL deadline passed roughly 40 minutes after Skattebo’s post-practice interview.
As Giants don’t land Jonathan Taylor, offensive concerns remain: ‘We’re not there yet’ | NJ.com
In the end, the Giants didn’t add a weapon — like running back Jonathan Taylor — at Tuesday’s trade deadline. So what now for their offense, as it tries to find stability with replacement quarterback J.J. McCarthy, amid the push for a shocking NFC East title?
“We’re still finding our way,” said wide receiver Darnell Mooney of the Giants’ offense. “What we need to continue to do is find our offense, find our identity. We’re still looking for it. We’re still looking for what we are great at. I don’t think anything has been great [enough] to be like: ‘Oh, we have enough.’
NFL Wide Receiver Rankings: Jaxon Smith-Njigba remains No. 1 | PFF
7. Malik Nabers, New York Giants (up 1). Nabers is coming off his second-lowest-graded game of the season but moves up one spot with Mike Evans dropping out due to time missed. Being held to 43 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles broke a streak of four straight games with at least 100 receiving yards.
NFL midseason All-Rookie Team: Arvell Reese, David Bailey pacing 2026 draft picks | The Athletic
Linebacker. First team: Arvell Reese, New York Giants; Jacob Rodriguez, Miami Dolphins. Reese terrorized the Eagles this past Sunday, to the tune of 12 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble on a sack that took just 2.29 seconds — the fastest sack in the NFL since Week 7 of last season, according to NextGenStats. Reese was my top-ranked player in the 2026 draft, and he hasn’t disappointed. His main appeal as a prospect was his versatility, which is also why he is one of the favorites for Defensive Rookie of the Year. He is the only NFL player (not just among rookies) with 65-plus tackles, eight-plus tackles for loss and at least one interception. Add in his forced fumble from Sunday and 4.5 sacks, and Reese has made an impact for the NFC East-leading Giants.
Interior offensive line. First team: Vega Ioane, Baltimore Ravens; Austin Barber, Cleveland Browns; Francis Mauigoa, New York Giants. I had higher hopes for Mauigoa, a top-10 pick, but he has been good enough at right guard.
Daniel Jeremiah on Arvell Reese
The gamble these Giants took in doing nothing at the trade deadline | New York Post
Sure, there was a sense of letdown as the NFL trade deadline came and went Tuesday and the Giants did not exactly jump into the deep end of the pool.
The lack of action was not for a lack of trying. The Giants engaged in “a lot of conversations,” according to a source, but were wary about overpaying for players and eventually stood pat.
Questions on 2026 NFL trade deadline deals: Does Kirk Cousins lift the Vikings? | ESPN.com
Which teams will look back and regret not doing more? I wonder how much the Ravens and Chargers mostly deciding to hold onto their veterans mattered here, given that Harbaugh has shown an affinity for adding players from those organizations (and front offices) he knows best since joining the Giants. It’s also true that New York will get Cam Skattebo back from his hamstring injury sooner than later, but the Giants are relying heavily on a player who was a healthy scratch for them earlier in the year in Devin Singletary. They’re one injury away from Greg Desrosiers Jr. stepping in as their primary running back.
Like the Rams, the Giants are probably going to look toward veteran free agency as a place to add depth. It wouldn’t be a shock to see them bring in someone like Taven Bryan for a tryout at defensive tackle. Backs like Antonio Gibson and D’Ernest Johnson are still available in free agency. Given that they’re in position to win the NFC East for the first time since 2011, though, I’m a little surprised that the Giants didn’t make at least one move for a rotational player on offense or defense.
Report: Giants called Falcons about a potential Bijan Robinson trade | Pro Football Talk
The Giants didn’t make any big deals at the trade deadline, but they tried to make a very big one. The Giants called the Falcons to see whether running back Bijan Robinson was available in a trade, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN.
That would have been a blockbuster, but it’s unsurprising that the teams didn’t make a deal. The Falcons made a big investment in Robinson this offseason, signing him to a three-year, $66.8 million contract extension, and from all accounts they view him as one of the most important pieces of their franchise.
From Big Blue View
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- Are the Washington Commanders still suffering a Week 5 hangover?
- Giants RB Cam Skattebo: ‘I know what I’m capable of’
- Malik Nabers says body language claims are ‘just a lie’
- Watch Ed Valentine on the NFC East Mixtape!
- Giants vs. Commanders 2026, Week 10: News, injuries, analysis, more
This week’s opponent
- Lucas Patrick, Colson Yankoff ruled out vs. Giants | Commanders.com
- Washington’s Offensive Problems Run Deeper Than You Think | Commanders Film Session With Scott Turner | Hogs Haven
- Commanders GM Adam Peters: Ball needs to go in the end zone on final play | Pro Football Talk
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