NFC East · 2026 season

New YorkGiants

5-2-1record1stin East#3NFC seed+10point diffW2streak

CommandersThu, Nov 12 · 8:15 PM ETNYG -2.5 · O/U 42.5

What changed · Last 4 games (weeks 5-9) vs 4 games before (weeks 1-4)

Biggest improvementDefensesuccess rate allowed27th→1st

Over the last 4 games the defense has allowed a 35.1% success rate (248 plays), 1st among 32 teams over their own last 4. In the 4 games before: a 46.5% success rate (228 plays), 27th.

Season EPA ranks ↓Usage shiftAr'Darius Washington, Sdefensive snap share8%→64%

Ar'Darius Washington has played 64% of defensive snaps over the last 4 games, up from 8% in the 4 games before. On the field in 4 of 4 and 3 of 4; a game without a snap counts as zero.

Snap counts, week by week ↓

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 9:52 AM ET

The New York Giants are 5-2-1 in the 2026 season, 1st in the NFC East and the No. 3 seed in the NFC, with a point differential of +10. On offense they rank 15th in the league in EPA per play (+0.003); on defense they rank 11th (-0.030 allowed). The Pigskin Nightly model gives them a 82% chance to make the playoffs and 2.2% to win the Super Bowl. The New York Giants play next at home against the Washington Commanders on Thu, Nov 12, 8:15 PM ET (Week 10), on Prime Video.

What is the New York Giants record?

5-2-1, 1st in the NFC East. Home 3-1, road 2-1-1, division 2-0, conference 3-2, current streak W2. Points: 182 scored, 172 allowed.

Who do the New York Giants play next?

The New York Giants play next at home against the Washington Commanders on Thu, Nov 12, 8:15 PM ET (Week 10), on Prime Video.

What are the New York Giants' playoff chances?

82% to make the playoffs, 80% to win the NFC East, 3% to earn the No. 1 seed and the bye, 6.3% to win the NFC and 2.2% to win the Super Bowl, from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season (projected record 10.2-6.8).

Who is the New York Giants starting quarterback?

J.J. McCarthy is first on the Giants depth chart at quarterback (currently questionable on the injury report), with Jameis Winston behind.

Who is injured for the New York Giants?

Out, doubtful or on injured reserve: Cam Skattebo (RB, out, hamstring). Questionable: Abdul Carter (LB, questionable, knee), Charlie Jones (WR, questionable, thumb), Darnell Mooney (WR, questionable, chest), J.J. McCarthy (QB, questionable, hip) and Malik Harrison (LB, questionable, groin).

How good is the New York Giants offense and defense?

Offense: 15th in EPA per play (+0.003), 16th on dropbacks, 19th on runs, success rate 40.7%. Defense: 11th in EPA allowed (-0.030), 13th against the pass, 14th against the run.

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Pigskin Nightly, “New York Giants 2026: record, EPA, depth chart and injuries”, https://pigskinnightly.com/teams/giants (updated 2026-11-10).

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The Verdict · 2026

The Giants, judged from every snap

About rightthe record matches the snaps

Real record5-2-1

Deserved5.1wins

Looking back, not ahead. Deserved wins grade how well a team has played, from every snap of the games already played. They are not a forecast of the games to come. How well they hold up

+0.4 luck wins · 12th luckiest in the NFL · net EPA per snap 16th

Bars: deserved win probability, from the snaps50% line

Bottom lineEvery result so far matched the play or was a coin flip.

How to read this chart

The track:: solid dot = real wins, ring = deserved wins (the record the snaps earned), on a scale from 0 to 8 games. The colored gap between them is the luck.
The strip:: one tile per game, oldest first, with the opponent and the score. The bar is how often the Giants would win a replay of the same snaps; above the middle line they deserved to win.
The label:: Earned or Fair loss = the result matched the play; Coin flip = it could have gone either way; Lucky / Robbed = the result went against the play.

One-score games4-1decided by 8 or fewer

Chicken Index44%18th most timid of 28

Flags, net+68win prob. points · 3rd

Bounce & kick luck+2.2points · +0.3 a game

Latest ruling · Week 9

Giants earned it: the snaps said Giants by 5.8, a deserved win probability of 86%.

From the Lab

The lab file

All Lab tools →

Scheme DNAMost deep shots, least pass rate over expected in the leagueClosest twin: Commanders (67%)Clock IQ11th of 32 at managing the clockJohn Harbaugh · 4 timeouts burned · 0 halves left on the table Deserved Standings

Real35-2-1

Deserved35.1-2.9

#3 seed for real, #3 seed deservedSeeds in the NFC, real and as if every game went to the team that deserved it Market vs Snaps+2.9The market underrates themPoints a game the snaps beat the line · 6-2 against the spread Sliding Doors0losses that one coin-flip play could have flipped18 points of win probability lost to those plays, 136 saved in wins

The season, week by week

Offense EPA/playDefense EPA prevented

Wk 8Bye

Bars above the line are good: offense adding expected points, defense taking them away. The middle line is league average zero.Rest days and miles traveled, all 32 →

The road ahead

Playoff odds, all 32 →

Playoff oddsGiants5-2-1 · proj 10.2-6.8 · 3rd in NFC82%▲ 4 pts

Win it all 2.2% · likeliest seed No. 3 (57%)Full odds →

Next 5 · schedule leftNo. 12 hardest of 32 · avg opp +0.4 →

Regular season · rank among 32 teams

Where the Giants stand

Offense

EPA per play+0.00315th

Dropback EPA+0.08216th

Rush EPA-0.10919th

Success rate40.7%27th

Defense

EPA allowed-0.03011th

Pass EPA allowed+0.00613th

Rush EPA allowed-0.08714th

Success allowed40.5%7th

Pass rate over expected: -5.2% (26th most pass-heavy given down, distance and score). 519 offensive plays logged.

Fantasy points allowed per game: QB 19.6 (8th most) · RB 19.3 (28th most) · WR 30.1 (21st most) · TE 11.8 (22nd most). Defense vs position

Who produces

EPA from the nflverse play-by-play model

Quarterback · 189 dropbacksJ.Winston-0.050EPA / dropback-6.1CPOE9.1aDOT41%success

Quarterback · 77 dropbacksJ.McCarthy+0.173EPA / dropback+5.3CPOE11.5aDOT39%success

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	EPA/car	Success
C.Skattebo RB	98	418	2	-0.11	37%
D.Singletary RB	39	111	1	-0.29	23%
N.Harris	32	101	0	-0.35	25%
T.Tracy RB	19	55	2	-0.24	37%

Targets	Tgt	Target share	Air share	aDOT	Yds	TD	EPA/tgt
M.Nabers WR	79	30%	36%	11.4	648	2	+0.22
I.Likely TE	70	27%	21%	7.6	448	6	+0.26
M.Fields WR	35	13%	19%	13.5	288	1	+0.24
D.Mooney WR	26	10%	14%	13.8	167	0	+0.20
C.Skattebo RB	13	5%	1%	1.8	76	0	+0.11
D.Singletary RB	12	5%	-1%	-2.3	63	1	-0.02
T.Johnson TE	9	3%	4%	10.8	55	1	+0.25
T.Tracy RB	7	3%	0%	0.6	54	1	+0.64

Depth chart, on the field

QuestionableOut / IRFull roster →

Offense3WR 1TE

DefenseBase 3-4 D

8FSHolland Nubin

2LCBBanks Adebo

93LDEHarris Jamison-Travis

52LILBReese Kelly

22NBPhillips Jones

98NTReader Okoye

20RCBNewsome II Hood

91RDEAlexander Golston

41RILBMcFadden Barnes

3SLBCarter Ford

24SSWashington Pinnock

5WLBThibodeaux Burns

HolderJordan Stout Kick ReturnerCharlie Jones Long SnapperBen Mann PunterJordan Stout Place KickerDominic Zvada Punt ReturnerCharlie Jones

Snap counts

Share of team snaps, every weekThis week's starters →

Offense	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9
Francis MauigoaOL	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Jon Runyan Jr.G	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Andrew ThomasT	100	100	100	100	100	68	100	100
Bryan HudsonC				100	100	100	100	100
Jermaine EluemunorOL	100	100	100	100	49		100	99
Devin SingletaryRB	36	26				40	29	93
Malachi FieldsWR	72	81	69	66	72	94	74	84
Malik NabersWR	52	74	78	76	90	86	73	79
J.J. McCarthyQB					6	40	92	76
Isaiah LikelyTE	49	69	84	66	80	91	86	75
Darnell MooneyWR	57	72	44	55	65	36	55	55
Chris ManhertzTE	35	31	44	52	15	16	44	45
Patrick RicardFB	54	31	47	46	24	14	52	31
Jameis WinstonQB		88	100	100	94	60	8	24

Defense	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9
Arvell ReeseLB	100	95	100	100	100	100	100	100
Jevon HollandS	100	100	100	100	100	100		100
Micah McFaddenLB					3		100	100
Greg Newsome IICB	90	97	100	100	100	57		99
Deonte BanksCB	83			100	100	100	100	99
Kayvon ThibodeauxLB	47	52	67	95	87	85	80	83
Andru PhillipsCB	83	48	82	65	77	74	64	83
Abdul CarterLB	91	89	97	97	87	65	93	76
Ar'Darius WashingtonS	2	2	27		47	40	100	67
D.J. ReaderDL	47	53	50	64	52	61	72	54
Shelby HarrisDL	45	47	43	56	52	69	62	50
Darius AlexanderDL	31		38	55	53	51	33	49
Dawuane SmootLB								49
Jason PinnockS			75	26		62	98	46

With / Without

All Giants splits →

QuarterbackJameis Winston68% of snapsSmall sample

-0.47Observed difference
EPA/play, better without

EPA / play-0.103+0.369

Success38.8%60.0%

Points / game21.628.0

With 5 games · 327 playsWithout 1 game · 65 plays (Wk 1)

Opponents avg rating

With

LAR

TEN

ARI

WSH

NO-2.6

Without

DAL+0.6

Opponents in the games with him were 3.2 pts weaker on average

Other starters out

With games:Chauncey Golston EDGE · 2/5, Deonte Banks CB · 2/5

Team trend EPA/play, up to 4 games each side of his first absence

No games before his first absence (Wk 1)From Wk 1 on (Wks 1-4)-0.047

CornerbackDeonte Banks97% of snapsSmall sample

+0.13Observed difference
EPA allowed, better with

EPA allowed-0.061+0.070

Success allowed38.3%47.8%

Points allowed22.817.5

With 6 games · 363 playsWithout 2 games · 113 plays (Wks 2, 3)

Opponents avg rating

With

DAL

ARI

WSH

HOU

PHI-3.0

Without

LAR

TEN-0.6

Opponents in the games with him were 2.4 pts weaker on average

Other starters out

With games:Chauncey Golston EDGE · 4/6, Cam Skattebo RB · 1/6, Greg Newsome II CB · 1/6, Jameis Winston QB · 1/6 +1 more

Team trend EPA/play allowed, up to 4 games each side of his first absence

Before (Wk 1)+0.221From Wk 2 on (Wks 2-5)-0.005

Running backCam Skattebo55% of snapsOutSmall sample

+0.10Observed difference
EPA/play, better with

EPA / play+0.025-0.071

Success41.9%30.2%

Points / game22.719.0

With 6 games · 387 playsWithout 1 game · 63 plays (Wk 9)

Opponents avg rating

With

DAL

LAR

TEN

ARI

WSH

HOU-1.2

Without

PHI-8.5

Opponents in the games with him were 7.3 pts stronger on average

Other starters out

Without games:Chauncey Golston EDGE · 1/1

With games:Chauncey Golston EDGE · 2/6, Deonte Banks CB · 2/6, Greg Newsome II CB · 1/6, Jameis Winston QB · 1/6 +1 more

Team trend EPA/play, up to 4 games each side of his first absence

Before (Wks 4-7)+0.044From Wk 9 on (Wk 9)-0.071

Edge rusherChauncey Golston52% of snaps

-0.09Observed difference
EPA allowed, better without

EPA allowed+0.016-0.073

Success allowed46.5%35.1%

Points allowed19.823.3

With 4 games · 228 playsWithout 4 games · 248 plays (Wks 5, 6, 7, 9)

Opponents avg rating

With

DAL

LAR

TEN

ARI-1.6

Without

WSH

HOU

PHI-3.1

Opponents in the games with him were 1.6 pts stronger on average

Other starters out

Without games:Cam Skattebo RB · 1/4, Greg Newsome II CB · 1/4, Jevon Holland S · 1/4

With games:Deonte Banks CB · 2/4, Jameis Winston QB · 1/4

Team trend EPA/play allowed, up to 4 games each side of his first absence

Before (Wks 1-4)+0.016From Wk 5 on (Wks 5-9)-0.073

No "without" sample yet

Never missed a game

Key Giants starters who have taken the field in every game so far. A split appears here once one of them sits out a full game.

Francis MauigoaTackle · 8/8 games100%
Arvell ReeseEdge rusher · 8/8 games99%
Andrew ThomasTackle · 8/8 games96%
Abdul CarterLinebacker · 8/8 games87%
Malachi FieldsWide receiver · 8/8 games76%
Malik NabersWide receiver · 8/8 games76%
Isaiah LikelyTight end · 8/8 games75%
DJ ReaderInterior line · 8/8 games57%

Bar = average share of his unit's snaps · all 9 starters →

Observed differences between groups of games, not the player's causal effect. Why sample size matters · What EPA is

Injury report

Whole league

Out, doubtful or on IR

Cam SkatteboRB · #44 · HamstringOut

Questionable

Abdul CarterLB · #3 · KneeQuestionable
Charlie JonesWR · #89 · ThumbQuestionable
Darnell MooneyWR · #17 · ChestQuestionable
J.J. McCarthyQB · #18 · HipQuestionable
Malik HarrisonLB · #54 · GroinQuestionable

NFC East

Full standings

GiantsDiv 2-0 · Home 3-1 · Road 2-1-15-2-1+10 2

CowboysDiv 2-1 · Home 1-3 · Road 3-24-5+10 3

CommandersDiv 1-2 · Home 2-2-1 · Road 0-32-5-1-30 4

EaglesDiv 1-3 · Home 1-4 · Road 1-32-7-73