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- NY Giants’ QB Jaxson Dart has one goal over final 4 games: ‘Win 4 games’
- NY Giants won’t have to face Washington QB Jayden Daniels due to elbow injury
- Giants injury news: Kayvon Thibodeaux, Jamie Gillan not practicing
- NY Giants RB Cam Skattebo provides encouraging update on his recovery
- WR/KR Xavier Gipson back with Giants after being waived by Eagles
- Giants sign veteran punter as insurance with Jamie Gillan ailing
- Field Yates mock draft: Giants swap with Jets, land two first-round picks
- NY Giants vs. Washington Commanders, NFL Week 15 2026: What you need to know
- Survey: Which former head coach turned coordinator do you want?
- New York Giants head coaching search 2026: Everything you need to know
Other Giant observations
This is Jaxson Dart’s chance to leave no doubt about NY Giants’ future | The Record
Four games for Jaxson Dart to leave no doubt regarding his presence as the franchise quarterback of the New York Giants. This is his chance to make a statement about the future.
A month for Dart to make good on all the promise he has shown as a rookie in an otherwise lost season, and to this point the Giants have embraced the possibility that the 22-year-old from Utah with enough swag and aura to stand out already in the Big Apple might have what it takes to be for this generation
what Eli Manning represented for the organization’s most recent championship past.
Jaxson Dart on Cam Skattebo return to the locker room
Do the Giants actually have quality offensive ‘pieces’ to build around? | The Athletic
The future of Eluemunor, who turns 31 on Saturday, is one of the biggest decisions of the offseason. He has been a good, but not great right tackle. Good tackles get paid, so the Giants need to determine if they’re willing to make the type of investment necessary to lock up a player looking for the first big payday of his nine-year career.
Mbow is the potential in-house replacement for Eluemunor, but it would be a risk to rely on the 2025 fifth-round pick as the unquestioned starting right tackle in his second season. Cutting Hudson for $5.5 million in cap savings is an obvious move after he became unplayable due to an on-field meltdown in Week 2.
These Giants have the most to prove in final four games of season | New York Post
No matter how much the Giants would like it to be the case, history says wins in December don’t carry over to the next season. But individual late-season performance can be a springboard for better days ahead. Pro Bowler Dexter Lawrence credits his 2022 breakthrough to a “click” at the end of 2021.
Presser Points: Mike Kafka provides injury updates | Giants.com
Kafka said OLB Abdul Carter, who has not started two of the past three games due to a coach decision, is “doing a great job just learning from those experiences” and is watching extra tape.
QB Jaxson Dart seems “refreshed, energized” coming back from the bye week. Kafka had a couple conversations with him over the break. It was a good time for everyone to refresh their minds and bodies.
Bryan Cox’s Reaction to Plane Seating Arrangement Was ‘Final Straw’ Before Giants Exit | Bleacher Report
The Athletic’s Dan Duggan tweeted that “the final straw was Cox’s reaction to the seating arrangement being changed on the flight home from the Patriots game. The assistant coaches typically sit near the front of the plane, but they were moved to the back on that flight.” Duggan wrote how things have been a little tense within the coaching staff after the firing of Brian Daboll in November. Cox specifically was “very close” with Daboll, and the alleged plane incident certainly hints at wider issues.
Throwback helmets for this weekend
Does Marcus Freeman actually make sense for Giants? | NJ.com
History has shown it’s no easy task for even the best college coaches. So the odds would be stacked against Freeman. That doesn’t mean he absolutely can’t pull it off and win big in the NFL, like Johnson did. Of course, having an enormous amount of talent in Dallas helped Johnson. And the Giants are a long way from having that type of roster.
Why Giants should go all in on Marcus Freeman to be next head coach | The Record
The New York Giants are not alone in their affection for Marcus Freeman and what he has done as head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
No one – likely outside of a small circle of people in his life – really knows how Freeman truly feels about the Giants’ interest in making him their next head coach, or that from any other potential suitors.
New York Giants may be headed back to Munich, Germany in 2026, 2028 | USAToday.com
The NFL announced on Wednesday that it plans to host more games in Munich in 2026 and 2028. The Giants hold the international marketing rights in Germany through the NFL’s Global Markets Program; it is expected that they will participate. The NFL is also playing games in Berlin in 2027 and 2029.
This week’s opponent
Top Commanders storylines for Week 15 | Commanders.com
Head coach Dan Quinn believes it is imperative for the defense, as well as the entire team, to recapture the progress it made earlier in the season.
“Finding that edge, finding that spark, finding what needs to get done so we never find our way into this space again. Watching January and February football sucks; we’re the ones that did that. And we’ve got to make sure that we do everything in our power individually to make sure that these four weeks matter and it’s important and we got to go find those edges.”
Commanders place TE Zach Ertz on IR, sign RB Chase Edmonds to 53-man roster | Pro Football Talk
Tight end Zach Ertz has been placed on injured reserve, formally ending his season. Ertz suffered a torn ACL during Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. In his 13th season, he caught 50 passes for 504 yards with four touchdowns in 13 games.
As a corresponding move, the team has signed running back Chase Edmonds from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. He’s appeared in one game this season, playing seven snaps on special teams. Additionally, the club has also signed cornerback Kevon Seymour to its practice squad.
The Commanders’ season has derailed. Calm down, and see what the offseason brings | The Athletic
The Commanders are having an awful 2025. Almost all of it is their fault. Adam Peters went too hard into Win Now mode, rather than building more slowly around Jayden Daniels. Dan Quinn leaned a little too much into his Brotherhood Culture to hold up an aging roster. Kliff Kingsbury called, and continues to call, way too many passes. Joe Whitt Jr. is no longer the defensive coordinator, on merit. Daniels has been banged up and on the sidelines too much, and when he has played, he’s frequently been off. There’s no explaining 3-10 away.
Washington certainly has been devastated by injuries, particularly at defensive end and wide receiver, which have proven impossible to overcome. But every NFL team has injuries. Most remain competitive, week in and week out. The Commanders have not. “Agreed,” Quinn said Monday.
Around the league
Nick Sirianni says benching Jalen Hurts would be “ridiculous” | Bleeding Green Nation
Raiders’ Geno Smith (shoulder) unlikely to start Sunday vs. Eagles; Kenny Pickett in line to go as QB1 | NFL.com
Philip Rivers ‘excited’ but Colts’ QB situation still fluid | ESPN.com
Shedeur Sanders more focused on Browns beating Bears than his future | The Athletic
Buccaneers activate Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan from IR | Pro Football Talk
NFL Confidential: Scouts Say Arch Manning Would Be No. 1 QB in 2026 Draft | FOX Sports
NFL Draft 2026 Will Reduce Time for 1st-Round Picks After Rule Change | Bleacher Report
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