The New York Giants 2025 schedule might be the toughest in football—a gauntlet of contenders and up-and-comers, with zero room for error.
When the NFL announced that the 2025 regular season would kick off with Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys in Philly, there was one thing Giants fans immediately understood: Big Blue won’t be opening the year at MetLife Stadium. Not when two of their biggest home opponents just got crossed off the list in Week 1.
There’s nothing particularly exciting about Dallas and Philly squaring off (again) on the opening Thursday night. It’s familiar, it’s divisional, and it doesn’t exactly scream must-watch. After winning the Super Bowl, the Eagles earned the right to open the 2025 season. However, this is a meh matchup. They beat Dallas twice last by a combined 75-13. The Cowboys are always overrated—especially early on. There were just so many better games that could have been selected... Broncos, Rams, Lions. But the league settled for underwhelming.
However, this does have a major impact—especially on Giants fans—the schedule math just got tight. And for a team with only eight home games this season, you can bet New York won’t be using one of them right out of the gate.
This doesn’t guarantee a road trip to start the year. But if you line up the remaining matchups and the way the league typically spreads its primetime and overseas games, it’s looking like Russell Wilson's debut won’t be in East Rutherford.
All signs point to the Giants starting 2025 on the road
Let’s do some quick scheduling math. The Giants’ 2025 home slate includes the Cowboys, Eagles, Commanders, Chiefs, LA Chargers, Vikings, Packers, and 49ers. You can cross off the Eagles and Cowboys now. You can also eliminate the Chargers and Chiefs—who are reportedly giving up a home game to play the Chiefs in Brazil.
That leaves four viable Week 1 home opponents: Washington, Minnesota, Green Bay, and San Francisco. Meanwhile, the road slate offers seven options: Commanders, Patriots, Bears, Broncos, Lions, Raiders, and Saints. The numbers tell the story.
Nothing’s confirmed, of course, but the writing is on the wall. The NFL could easily drop the Giants into a road game in Las Vegas or New Orleans and save the flashier home matchups (like the Chiefs or 49ers) for later in the season when networks want ratings juice... which could pay off with the revamped defense and QB room in New York.
That might not be the worst thing—a road opener means fans get their first full look at Abdul Carter, Cam Skattebo, and the rest of this exciting rookie class in a big-time spot right out of the gate.
And that doesn’t mean the opener can’t be compelling—especially with a new-look roster and major overhaul energy—but fans hoping to start the year with a sea of blue at MetLife might want to hold off on the tailgate plans. At this rate, Big Blue better be packing. Week 1’s looking like a suitcase game.
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