2023 New York Giants season
The 2023 season is the New York Giants' 99th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen. The Giants will look to improve upon their 9–7–1 record from last year and make the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since 2007 and 2008. Offseason

Free agency

Players with the New York Giants in 2022

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Players with other teams in 2022

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Trades and other signings

Roster transactions

Draft

Notes
 The Giants traded WR Kadarius Toney to Kansas City in exchange for a 2023 third-round compensatory pick and a 2023 sixth-round pick. The Giants traded sixth-round pick (#204) to Houston in exchange for cornerback Keion Crossen. Baltimore traded their 2023 seventh-round pick, a 2022 fifth-round pick (used to select Marcus McKethan), and guard Ben Bredeson to New York for a 2022 fourth-round pick (used to select Daniel Faalele). The Giants traded the 2023 third-round 2020 Resolution JC-2A pick (#100) received from Kansas City in the Toney trade to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for tight end Darren Waller. The Giants traded their 2023 first (#25), a 2023 sixth (#160) and the 2023 seventh round pick received from Baltimore (#240) to Jacksonville in exchange for their 2023 first round pick (#24). The Giants traded their 2023 third (#89) and 2023 fourth (#128) round picks to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for their 2023 third round pick (#73), obtained from Houston and originally held by Cleveland. Undrafted free agent signings

Staff

Current roster

Preseason
The Giants' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on May 25, 2023. Regular season

Schedule

Notes
 Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 10–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Despite showing promise by being able to run the ball effectively, the Giants opening drive ended in disaster. First, Andrew Thomas was flagged for a false start, then rookie center John Michael Schmitz snapped the ball well behind Daniel Jones, causing a sack, and then Graham Gano's field goal attempt was blocked, with Dallas returning it for a touchdown. This set the tone for the rest of the night as the Giants were unable to get anything going offensively. Jones was under duress the entire game and threw two interceptions with the first being returned for a touchdown. The Giants were shut out for the first time since Week 15 of the 2018 season and this was their worst shutout loss since Week 1 of the 1995 season (also against Dallas) as well as their worst loss against Dallas since 1966. The Giants became the first team in NFL history to lose a game by 40+ points, get out-sacked by seven or more, lose three or more turnovers more than forced, have a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown, and throw a pick six in the same season, all of which took place in the loss. Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

After a historically bad loss, the Giants traveled out west to take on the Cardinals. The Giants started out flat, trailing 20-0 at the half. James Conner scored on a 4-yard scamper and Joshua Dobbs was 12/16 with 146 passing yards along with 41 rushing yards and a touchdown, while the Giants only had 81 total yards of offense. Through 6 quarters, the Giants were outscored 60-0, the worst start by an NFL team since the 1978 Baltimore Colts and was their first time not scoring through the first 6 quarters since 1934. The Giants came out firing after halftime, scoring on every drive in the second half, and outscored the Cardinals 31-8 to win the game 31-28. On the first play from scrimmage, Daniel Jones found rookie Jalin Hyatt for a 58-yard catch, his first in the NFL. Jones scored on a QB option two plays later, then the Cardinals responded with a touchdown and 2-point conversion to take a 28-7 lead. Jones led the Giants on a 12-play, 75-yard drive to bring the game back to two scores and galvanized the defense by forcing the Cardinals to punt for the first time in the game. Jones then led the Giants on another methodical 13-play, 80-yard drive and cashed in on a 9-yard touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley on 3rd & Goal. After forcing a 3-and-out, Jones and the Giants tied the game with a touchdown pass to Isaiah Hodgins. After forcing another 3-and-out, Jones and Barkley took the Giants into field goal range and Graham Gano scored the game-winning field goal with 19 seconds remaining. This was the biggest comeback win for the Giants since 1950. The Giants tied the franchise record for the largest comeback win of 21 points, their first since 1949. With the win, the Giants picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1-1. Daniel Jones became the first player in NFL history to throw 250+ yards, run 50+ yards, have 2+ pass TDs, have 1+ rushing TD, and no turnovers in a single half. Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers

The Giants headed into this game short-handed without Saquon Barkley and Andrew Thomas missing his 2nd straight game. The two teams traded field goals early on before the Niners started to pull away with two more touchdown drives before going into halftime. In the second half, the Giants had their second drive start from the 37-yard line of the 49ers thanks to a 15-yard penalty due to Eric Gray being interfered with while calling for a fair catch on a punt. Three plays later after another lengthy pass interference penalty, Matt Breida ran the ball in from eight yards out, providing the only touchdown of the night for the Giants. Throughout the night, the offensive line again struggled to protect Daniel Jones and the Giants could not establish any running game. The defense constantly failed to get off the field on 3rd down, allowing many 3rd and longs to be converted into first downs, and having a lot of missed tackles. Daniel Jones fell to 1-11 in primetime games as the Giants lost their 6th consecutive game on Thursday Night Football dating back to 2016. Additionally, they have lost two Thanksgiving games during this span. Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

The Giants returned home for their Monday Night Football matchup against the Seahawks. Daniel Jones was sacked a record 11 times, threw 2 interceptions (one being a pick-six to rookie Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon), and completed 27 passes for 203 yards. With the loss, the Giants fell to 1-3. Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

The Giants scored on a Jason Pinnock 102-yard interception return in the second quarter of the game, the team's first first-half touchdown of the season, to close to within 7 points of the Dolphins at half-time. However, they only managed two field goals in the second half as they failed to score an offensive touchdown for the second game in a row, and third overall, as they lost 16-31 to fall to 1-4. The season's offensive line problems continued for the Giants, with Daniel Jones being ruled out of the game midway through the fourth quarter with a neck injury sustained while being sacked for the sixth time. Week 6: at Buffalo Bills

The overmatched Giants played a close game against the Bills on Sunday Night Football despite not having Daniel Jones, Andrew Thomas, and others. The Giants opened the scoring in the first quarter with a Graham Gano field goal after Bobby Okereke stripped Gabriel Davis of the football, which Micah McFadden recovered. The Bills tried to move down the field, but Tyler Bass missed a field goal wide right, which the Giants capitalized with another field goal of their own. Then, Okereke tipped a Josh Allen pass that McFadden intercepted before halftime. The Giants tried to move down the field and were on the Bills 1-yard line with 14 seconds to go and no timeouts, and starting QB Tyrod Taylor audibled out of two pass plays and opted to run with Saquon Barkley. The Bills stopped Barkley and the Giants went into the locker room with a 6-0 halftime lead, but failed to score on the goal line. The Bills first drive of the second half was long and methodical, and capped it off with a Deonte Hardy touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to take a 7-6 lead. The Giants responded with a field goal of their own to retake the lead after Barkley took them down the field, and the Bills responded with their second consecutive touchdown to take a 14-9 lead. The Giants turned the ball over on downs, then the Bills failed to put the game away when Tyler Bass missed his second field goal of the game wide right. The Giants had one timeout and drove down the field, only to find themselves on the 1-yard line again to end the game. With 2 seconds left, the referees called pass interference on the Bills for grabbing Darren Waller, giving the Giants an untimed down. On the down, Waller appeared to be held again, but no penalty was called, and the Bills won 14-9, and the Giants fell to 1-5. The Giants ran three plays from the 1-yard line to end both halves and came away with zero points. For the third consecutive game and fourth overall, the Giants failed to score an offensive touchdown. This was also the third game overall that the Giants failed to score a single touchdown. Bobby Okereke had his best game as a Giant to date, with 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 pass deflections, and 1 forced fumble. Week 7: vs. Washington Commanders

The Giants defense set the tone early with 5 first half sacks of Commanders QB Sam Howell. After missing a field goal on their second drive, the Giants offense started to click. Darren Waller scored his first touchdown as a Giant (also the Giants first offensive first half touchdown of the season) to open the scoring 7-0. This was the first offensive touchdown the Giants scored since Week 3 as well. After first round pick Deonte Banks had his first career interception, Tyrod Taylor threw a second touchdown pass, this time to Saquon Barkley to give the Giants a 14-0 lead they took with them in the locker room. The Giants let the Commanders back in the game in the second half. Being forced to rely on WR Sterling Shepard to return punts, Shepard fumbled a punt which the Commanders recovered and took advantage with a Brian Robinson touchdown to make the score 14-7 Giants. Later in the third quarter, Howell was hit as he threw and Kayvon Thibodeaux had a walk-in interception touchdown, but he dropped the pass to save Washington. On the Commanders next drive, Howell connected with Terry McLaurin for 58 yards over 2 receptions and settled for a field goal attempt which was blocked by Leonard Williams to preserve the 7-point lead. The Giants responded by moving down the field, but Barkley fumbled in the red zone to give the ball back to Washington. On the Commanders final drive, they marched 85 yards down the field over 17 plays only to turn it over on downs. The Giants kneeled the ball knowing they would have to punt back to Washington with less than 10 seconds to play, but on the third down, Daron Payne went down with an injury which reset the play clock and ended the game. The Giants won 14-7 and improved to 2-5. Week 8: vs. New York Jets

The Jets snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and won 13-10. The Jets beat the Giants for the third time for the first time ever. Kayvon Thibodeaux strip-sacked Jets QB Zach Wilson on the opening drive of the game, but the Giants had to settle for a field goal after going three-and-out. Offensive production then became elusive for both teams, with the teams combining for 15 punts, 8 first downs, and 204 total yards of offense, with 50 of those yards coming via a Breece Hall screen pass taken to the end zone for a Jets touchdown. Both teams suffered numerous injuries, the most consequential of which being to Giants QB Tyrod Taylor, who was knocked out of the game with a rib injury and taken to a hospital for further evaluation. The Jets led 7-3 at halftime. Local and undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito took over for Taylor as the Giants quarterback in the second quarter and the Giants resorted to running the ball upon taking over. Saquon Barkley sparked the Giants offense on the opening drive of the third quarter with a 34-yard run that DeVito capped off with a 6-yard touchdown run, his first in the NFL. Over the next 9 drives, the teams combined for 8 punts, 7 first downs, and 114 yards of total offense. On that 9th drive, the Giants maintained a 10-7 lead, but the Jets had the ball with less than 2:00 remaining in the fourth quarter. On 4th down, Thibodeaux sacked Wilson to give the Giants the ball in prime scoring territory. After going three-and-out, Graham Gano missed the likely game-sealing field goal, a 35-yarder, with 24 seconds remaining and gave the Jets one last chance. It was the second field goal Gano missed in the game. On the first play of the Jets drive, Wilson connected with WR Garrett Wilson for 29 yards with 17 seconds remaining. On the next play, Wilson connected with WR Allen Lazard over the middle for another 29 yard gain over.With no timeouts, the Jets sprinted to the line and spiked the ball with 1 second left. Jets kicker Greg Zuerlein made his 35-yard field goal to send the game to overtime. The Giants won the coin toss but couldn't move the ball with DeVito being forced to pass and punted to the Jets. On the Jets drive, Adoree Jackson committed a fatal defensive pass interference penalty on 3rd down to put the Jets in field goal range. On the next play, Zuerlein made a 33-yard field goal and won the game for the Jets. The Giants finished the game with -9 passing yards, which was the worst finish by an NFL team since 2021, also by the Giants. Saquon Barkley had 128 rushing yards for the Giants and Garrett Wilson had 7 receptions for 100 receiving yards for the Jets. Kayvon Thibodeaux had 9 tackles and 3 sacks for the Giants, and brought his sack total to 8.5 on the season in a tie for third in the NFL. C.J. Mosley, Quincy Williams, and Tony Adams all had 10+ tackles for the Jets. The Jets won their third game in a row and improved to 4-3, while the Giants fell to 2-6 in a crushing loss for their playoff hopes, but activated Daniel Jones the following day. It was also revealed that Gano was suffering from a left-knee injury that would require offseason surgery. Week 9: at Las Vegas Raiders

Standings

Division

Conference

References

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