Here's why: Washington's defense is a mess, having allowed at least 25 points in seven of the last eight games and over 30 points in four of those games. Add in that Jayden Daniels will be out again due to injury, and the Giants should be able outscore the Commanders.

Thanksgiving weekend concluded with a Monday night game between the Giants and the Patriots. Nielsen has released the official viewership number for the game televised by ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Deportes, and all other windows for the week of December 1 through December 7. The total audience for Giants-Patriots was 11.346 million viewers.

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart made good use of the team’s bye week to ensure that by season’s end, he reaches his main goal. “Win,” he said of his goal for these next four games. “Take it one at a time.”

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 15 showdown between the New York Giants and Washington Commanders

The New York Giants do not play on Sunday in Week 14 of the 2025 NFL season. Quarterback Jaxson Dart and the Giants are on a seven-game losing streak. Up next for the 2-11 Giants is a home game against the Washington Commanders at noon Sunday, Dec. 14. No. The Giants are off on Sunday.

And remember this: Next season is scheduled to be the final year of his contract. If the Giants retain him while letting him play a major role in hiring Brian Daboll’s replacement, he surely will get some kind of extension as he tries to build around Dart.

New York Giants rising rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart's dating life was thrust into the national spotlight as he's been linked to a model and ring girl.

Winston, who spent his day off from football serving as a guest analyst on the FOX Sports NFL pregame show, offered up a rather bold prediction for the 2-11 Giants’ final four games of 2025.

That could bring the Giants a significant haul of draft assets if they stay at No. 1 and look to deal the pick. Big Blue has held the first overall pick twice in franchise history: in 1951 (Kyle Rote) and 1965 (Tucker Frederickson), but that was prior to the common draft post the league's 1970 merger.

The Detroit Lions didn't play their best game of the season, but it was certainly their most entertaining game. The Lions (7-4, third in NFC North) beat the New York Giants (2-10, fourth in NFC East) 34-27 in overtime on Sunday,

Each of these teams has been dreadful against the run. The Giants have given up the second most yards to opposing running backs (2005 yards) and the Commanders have yielded the fourth most (1762 yards). A heavy dose of each team’s running game keeps the clock moving and may limit possessions.