The NFL released the league schedule Thursday night with some relief and a breath of fresh air if yo are a fan of the the New York Football Giants, This will mark on the second time in many years the team will not open up against their division rival Dallas Cowboys.
The Giants will open up the season home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night September 14th. This will be the first of two home games for Monday Night Football.
This will be the first season in 15 years that a QB other then Eli Manning leads the team on to the field to start a season.
Some takeaways from the Giant schedule.
-The Giants will not see a division opponent until October 11th as Big Blue travels to Dallas to battle Dak Prescot and the new look Cowboys. This will mark Jason Garrett’s first game back as a member of the Giants coaching staff.
-The Giants will travel to Chicago for the second straight season to play the Bears on their first away game of the year. on September 20th
-The defending NFC champions come to town on September 27th as the Giants will host the 49ers for the first time since the 2015 season.
-Obviously the eyes of the football world will be paying to Metlife Stadium on December 20th as the Cleveland Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. come to town. This will mark Beckham’s first game against his old team since his departure from New York.
-The other marquee game on New York’s schedule is the November 2nd meeting against Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football. This will mark Tom Brady’s first regular season game at Metlife Stadium against the Giants since 2015.
-The Giants will also get a look at this years top draft choice, Joe Burrow as Big Blue travels to Cincinnati to play the Bengals on November 29th.
Lets look at the full schedule:
Complete schedule
Week 1
Pittsburgh Steelers
MetLife Stadium
Monday, Sept. 14, 7:15 p.m., ESPN
Week 2
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 3
San Francisco 49ers
MetLife Stadium
Sunday, Sept. 27, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 4
Los Angeles Rams
SoFi Stadium
Sunday, Oct. 4, 4:05 p.m., FOX
Week 5
Dallas Cowboys
AT&T Stadium
Sunday, Oct. 11, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 6
Washington Redskins
MetLife Stadium
Sunday Oct. 18, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 7
Philadelphia Eagles
Lincoln Financial Field
Thursday, Oct. 22, 8:20 p.m., FOX/NFLN/Amazon
Week 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
MetLife Stadium
Monday, Nov. 2, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Week 9
Washington Redskins
FedExField
Sunday, Nov. 8, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 10
Philadelphia Eagles
MetLife Stadium
Sunday, Nov. 15, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 11
Bye
Week 12
Cincinnati Bengals
Paul Brown Stadium
Sunday, Nov. 29, 1 p.m., FOX*
Week 13
Seattle Seahawks
CenturyLink Field
Sunday, Dec. 6, 4:05 p.m., FOX*
Week 14
Arizona Cardinals
MetLife Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 13, 1 p.m., FOX*
Week 15
Cleveland Browns
MetLife Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 20, 1 p.m., CBS*
Week 16
Baltimore Ravens
M&T Bank Stadium
Sunday, Dec. 27, 1 p.m., FOX*
Week 17
Dallas Cowboys
MetLife Stadium
Sunday, Jan. 3, 1 p.m., FOX*
Preseason
Pre 1 – Aug. 13-17 at N.Y. Jets TBD TBD
Pre 2 – Aug. 20-24 at Tennessee TBD TBD
Pre 3 – Aug. 27-30 Green Bay TBD TBD
Pre 4 – Sep. 3-4 New England TBD TBD
*Game subject to flex scheduling.