Survey results: Giants fans can’t wait for Week 1

Most Giants fans have the season opener circled

As of this writing, there’s a little over 13 weeks left until the New York Giants take the field for the first time in the 2025 regular season.

The Giants face a schedule that is, at least on paper in June, daunting. However most Giants fans seem eager to start the season.

This week we asked the Big Blue View community which of four potentially consequential games you have circled on your calendar.

• Week 1 at the Washington Commanders
• Week 3 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs
• Week 13 at the New England Patriots
• Week 18 vs. the Dallas Cowboys

The response was clear: Giants fans want Washington.

In setting up this poll, I tried to pick out games that could have compelling storylines around them. But while the minority of fans were pretty evenly split between the games against Kansas City, New England, and Dallas, the overwhelming majority have Week 1 circled.

And it makes sense. We’re in the season of hope, and Week 1 should be our first chance to see Russell Wilson, Abdul Carter, Darius Alexander, and Cam Skattebo on the field. The Giants will get to test themselves against a division rival that played in the NFC Champhionship, and prove that they’re better than they’re given credit.

And the chance to, perhaps, start Jayden Daniels sophomore season on a sour note is compelling as well.

The Giants aren’t expected to win the game — not that they’re widely expected to win many games at all.

It’s still early yet and a lot can change over the coming months. But FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Giants as 6.5-point underdogs on the road against Washington.

That, however, also illustrates just how rapidly life can change in the NFL.

A year ago, Giants fans had the Washington games circled as likely wins on the calendar, sneering at an offensive line coached by former Giants’ OL coach Bobby Johnson and expecting the rookie QB to be an overmatched sitting duck.

Washington’s turnaround shows just how quickly a team can change their fortunes if everything lines up. And that’s exactly what the Giants are looking to do in 2025. They’re hoping that quarterbacks more willing to push the ball down the field can unlock the potential on the offense. Likewise, they’re counting on heavy investment on the defensive side of the ball to drive a return to form on that side of the ball.

If the Giants are going to stun the NFL, there’s no better time to start than Week 1, and Giants fans are looking forward to it.

Of course, I was only able to list four games in our original poll. Which of the 17 games are you looking forward to the most?