The 2025 NFL schedule is finally here.
We now know when the new York Giants will be playing their matchups this coming season. But what is there to know about each opponent?
A lot has changed across the NFL landscape since the 2024 campaign ended. Players have been traded, coaches have changed, and many rosters look a lot different than they did just a few months ago.
With that being said, here is one big thing to know about each of the Giants’ 2025 opponents.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (Week 1 and Week 15)
Added two offensive tackles. Washington pulled off a big trade right at the start of the new league year as it sent a 2025 third-round pick and seventh-round pick, along with a 2026 second-round pick and fourth-round pick, to Houston in exchange for left tackle Laremy Tunsil and a 2025 fourth-round pick. Tunsil has been one of the league’s top tackles in pass protection over the past few seasons and is coming off a year in which he allowed just two sacks across 659 pass blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus. The Commanders did not stop there. They also used their first-round pick (No. 29 overall) on Oregon’s Josh Conerly Jr., one of the draft’s top offensive tackles. Washington also traded for veteran wide receiver Deebo Samuel to give Jayden Daniels another target in the passing game.
One interesting note about the new York Giants’ schedule this coming season is that they will face off against five of the six quarterbacks selected in the first round of last year’s draft – Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and J.J. McCarthy (Michael Penix is the only one they won’t face in the regular season). It’s no surprise that the focus for most of those teams this offseason was improving the conditions around their young quarterbacks.
DALLAS COWBOYS (Week 2 and Week 18)
Traded for WR George Pickens. The Cowboys’ biggest move of the offseason came last week when they traded a third-round pick in 2026 and a late-round pick swap in 2027 to the Steelers for wide receiver George Pickens. The move gives Dallas a talented receiver to play opposite CeeDee Lamb, which was one of the team’s biggest areas of need heading into the offseason. Pickens totaled 1,140 yards and five touchdowns with Pittsburgh in 2023 before finishing last season with 59 receptions for 900 yards and three touchdowns across 14 games (12 starts). The Cowboys also lost two of their longest-tenured players as guard Zack Martin retired while defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence signed with the Seahawks.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (Week 3)
Boosted their OTs. Following the constant pressure they faced in the Super Bowl, it’s no surprise the Chiefs’ biggest moves this offseason were improving their O-line. While Kansas City did trade guard Joe Thuney to the Bears, they brought in two tackles that should elevate the team’s play up front. Veteran Jaylon Moore was signed in free agency off a strong season with the 49ers. They then added perhaps the draft’s most talented offensive tackle, when healthy, in Ohio State’s Josh Simmons.
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