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Giants Now: Social reaction to Week 1 victory

Sep 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM

The Giants opened up the 2026 season and the John Harbaugh era with a big 28-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

The offense picked up a first down on 90 percent of their third down attempts (9 of 10) and the defense held the Cowboys to under 4.0 yards per carry, which led to the Giants emerging with a big divisional victory to kick off the 2026 campaign.

Here are some of the best social media reactions to the Giants' season-opening victory.

u thought????? pic.twitter.com/A4Bmbutdym
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

Lastly THAT CROWD‼️‼️ Giants fans best in the game man thank yall for showing up! That Atmosphere was one of the best I’ve Ever played infront of 🙏🏽
— Jermaine Eluemunor (@JEluemunor) September 14, 2026

1-0 for the good guys
— Dj Reader (@Djread98) September 14, 2026

Start spreading the news: It's a Giants win! 🏙️ pic.twitter.com/W50YWOilv2
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 14, 2026

Jaxson Dart is the first QB in NFL history to have a season opener with:

3+ passing TDs
50+ rushing yards
130.0+ passer rating pic.twitter.com/b51EooKmoM
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) September 14, 2026

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Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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Head Coach John Harbaugh

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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Head Coach John Harbaugh

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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C John Michael Schmitz Jr. (61)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Cam Skattebo (44), TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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DB Elijah Campbell (28)

Caean Couto

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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CB Dru Phillips (22)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6), RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Caean Couto

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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DL Shelby Harris (93)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6), RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Caean Couto

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

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CB Dru Phillips (22), OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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DL Chauncey Golston (57)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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CB Greg Newsome II (20)

Caean Couto

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WR Malik Nabers (1), WR Malachi Fields (88), TE Isaiah Likely (9), T Jermaine Eluemunor (72)

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux (5)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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CB Greg Newsome II (20)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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Head Coach John Harbaugh

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), RB Devin Singletary (26)

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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LB Arvell Reese (52)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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DL Chauncey Golston (57)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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S Jevón Holland (8)

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Caean Couto

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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T Andrew Thomas (78)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49), DL DJ Reader (98), OLB Abdul Carter (3), CB Dru Phillips (22), CB Greg Newsome II (20)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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WR Malik Nabers (1), TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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G Jon Runyan Jr. (76)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Caean Couto

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S Jevón Holland (8)

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Head Coach John Harbaugh

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), QB Jaxson Dart (6)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Caean Couto

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

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Head Coach John Harbaugh, QB Jameis Winston (19)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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WR Malik Nabers (1), TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Caean Couto

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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OLB Abdul Carter (3)

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Head Coach John Harbaugh

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Caean Couto

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Defensive Coordinator Dennard Wilson

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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TE Isaiah Likely (9), RB Devin Singletary (26)

Caean Couto

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Head Coach John Harbaugh, S Jevón Holland (8)

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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TE Theo Johnson (84)

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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S Jevón Holland (8)

Caean Couto

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Caean Couto

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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LB Tremaine Edmunds (49)

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Caean Couto

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OL Francis "SiSi" Mauigoa (65)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Caean Couto

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Caean Couto

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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WR Malachi Fields (88)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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QB Jaxson Dart (6)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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K Dominic Zvada (34)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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WR Malik Nabers (1)

Caean Couto

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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TE Isaiah Likely (9)

Caean Couto

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Devin Singletary (26)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Evan Pinkus/New York Giants

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RB Cam Skattebo (44)

Ben Solomon/Ben Solomon

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RB Cam Skattebo (44), C John Michael Schmitz Jr. (61)

Devon Cafaro | New York Football Giants

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Head Coach John Harbaugh, S Jevón Holland (8)

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DT Darius Alexander (91), Head Coach John Harbaugh

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S Tyler Nubin (27)

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@Giants now that's how you play HARDBaugh!!
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) September 14, 2026

Very impressive win in game 1 to start the JOHN HARBAUGH era as leader of the @Giants - beat the @dallascowboys 28 -20 !
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 14, 2026

Giants 10th overall pick Sisi Mauigoa had about as dominant a debut performance from a rookie offensive lineman you could have ever asked for or expected. The goal as always -- you never hear his name.

He dominated the interior and a handled a very good interior Cowboys DL.…
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) September 14, 2026

The Giants’ drives in the second half:

12 plays, 74 yards, 8:01, touchdown

13 plays, 65 yards, 8:11, touchdown

13 plays, 46 yards, final 5:21 run out to win the game

Dominance
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 14, 2026

Jaxson Dart had more passing yards than Dak Prescott and more rushing yards than Javonte Williams.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) September 14, 2026

🗣️ GO BIG BLUE BABY!!! pic.twitter.com/PKuVdF1CQF
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

FINAL: The @Giants start off the season with a primetime NFC East victory! pic.twitter.com/79LePc1X9J
— NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2026

MOOD!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/04bktTOluR
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

QB1-0 @JaxsonDart pic.twitter.com/N263E5rjUe
— NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2026

Yee-haw 🤠 pic.twitter.com/6KUDGSt851
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

New York basketball 🤝 New York football

NBA champion Jose Alvarado showed out at MetLife Stadium to support the Giants 🗽 pic.twitter.com/DdlBsf9p5q
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 14, 2026

John Harbaugh gets his first win as @Giants head coach 💙 pic.twitter.com/Z3vQjD33JJ
— NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2026

Your favorite duo 🤞 pic.twitter.com/F5bjYx9Sm1
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

What a night at home 🫡 pic.twitter.com/kC2SWoOc8T
— New York Giants (@Giants) September 14, 2026

GIANTS OPEN UP THEIR SEASON WITH A STATEMENT WIN OVER THE COWBOYS❗️ pic.twitter.com/oDNQwtbItW
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 14, 2026

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