The Giants look better on paper, but proving it on the field won’t be easy
No matter the order of their opponents, based on 2024 records the New York Giants face the toughest schedule in the NFL in 2025.
The combined 2024 win percentage of the Giants’ opponents is a league-high .574. That is not always the best measure of schedule strength as teams change from year to year, but it is an indication that showing major improvement record-wise from last year’s disappointing 3-14 won’t be an easy lift.
The Giants face the added complication of having only eight home games this season due to the unbalanced nature of a 17-game season. Of those eight home games, the Giants will face six teams at MetLife Stadium who made the playoffs last season (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers). The other two home games are against the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, playoff teams two years ago who are both expected to contend for returns to the postseason this time around.
It might be some comfort to Giants fans that their NFC East foes also face difficult schedules. The Eagles (.561 opponent win percentage) have the fourth-toughest schedule, the Cowboys (.557 win percentage) the fifth-toughest, and the Commanders (.550 win percentage) the seventh-toughest.
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