The NFL announced that the 2021 schedule will be released Wednesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. ET.

Last month, the league added a 17th regular-season game beginning this year, the first expansion of the schedule since it increased from 14 to 16 games in 1978. The four NFC East teams will travel to the AFC East teams that finished in the same position in the standings in 2020. That set up a meeting between the Giants and Miami Dolphins, who were the second-place teams in their respective divisions, at Hard Rock Stadium.

The additional game gives the Giants – and all NFC teams – nine road games and eight home games in 2021. Their 17th game will be played in MetLife Stadium next year.

NFL Kickoff Weekend will begin Thursday night, September 9, and the regular season will end Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. The 2022 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, February 6 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, and the season will conclude with Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022.

Here is a look at the Giants' 2021 opponents:

Home

• Atlanta Falcons
• Carolina Panthers
• Las Vegas Raiders
• Denver Broncos
• Los Angeles Rams (NFC West Same-Place Finisher)
• Washington Football Team
• Dallas Cowboys
• Philadelphia Eagles

Away

• Kansas City Chiefs
• Los Angeles Chargers
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• New Orleans Saints
• Chicago Bears (NFC North Same-Place Finisher)
• Washington Football Team
• Dallas Cowboys
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Miami Dolphins (AFC East Same-Place Finisher)

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Here's a breakdown of how each team's opponents are set:

• Six games against divisional opponents: two games per team, one at home and one on the road.
• Four games against teams from a division within its conference: two games at home and two on the road.
• Four games against teams from a division in the other conference: two games at home and two on the road.
• Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions in its own conference: one game at home and one on the road. Matchups are based on division ranking from the previous season.
• One game against a team from a different division in the other conference, based on division ranking from the previous season.