New York Giants release 2026 schedule

The New York Giants published their 2026 regular-season schedule on May 13, setting a Sept. 13 home opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. The release lays out the first full campaign under head coach John Harbaugh, with New York scheduled for three primetime games and a Week 8 bye. The Giants are coming off a stretch without a playoff berth since the 2022 season, and the new schedule gives the clearest outline yet of the opponents and dates in front of them. The NFL released the full 2026 schedule last week and, on May 19, owners also approved an increase to as many as 10 international games beyond the 2026 season. ### When do the Giants open, and how quickly does the schedule get difficult? Sept. 13 is the Giants' opener, and it comes at home against Dallas at MetLife Stadium in an 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff on NBC. Giants.com said the Cowboys game is the first of back-to-back primetime matchups to begin Harbaugh's inaugural season, with New York traveling to the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 21 for Monday Night Football. (giants.com) Week 3 brings Tennessee to MetLife Stadium, and Week 4 follows with Arizona at home. By Week 5, the Giants are on the road at Washington before hosting New Orleans in Week 6 and visiting Houston in Week 7. The bye arrives in Week 8, giving New York seven games before its first break. ### Where do the Cowboys and Eagles games land? Dallas appears twice at opposite ends of the schedule. (giants.com) The Giants host the Cowboys in Week 1, then travel to AT&T Stadium for Week 17 on Jan. 3. Philadelphia is split later in the year, with the Giants visiting the Eagles in Week 9 on Nov. 8 and hosting them again in Week 18 at MetLife Stadium on a date and time still listed as to be determined. (giants.com) Washington is the other NFC East opponent with fixed dates already on the schedule. The Giants visit the Commanders in Week 5 and host them on Nov. 12 in Week 10 on Prime Video, the team's third primetime game of the season. ### Which non-division opponents stand out on the 2026 slate? The Giants' home schedule also includes Tennessee, Arizona, New Orleans, Jacksonville, San Francisco and Cleveland. (giants.com) Their road schedule outside the division sends them to Los Angeles, Houston, Indianapolis, Seattle and Detroit. Giants.com said those opponents were set by the NFL's rotation, with the NFC West and AFC South on the schedule, plus same-place finishers from the AFC North, NFC South and NFC North. Dec. 28 stands out as the last scheduled primetime game, when New York visits Detroit for Monday Night Football in Week 16. That leaves the Giants with late-season road trips to Seattle, Detroit and Dallas before the home finale against Philadelphia. ### How does the league's international push fit around this schedule release? The NFL said on May 13 that the 2026 season will feature a record nine international games across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums. (giants.com) The league said those games include first regular-season contests in Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and Paris, along with returns to London, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City. May 19 added another leaguewide step. NFL owners meeting in Orlando, Florida, approved an increase to 10 international games beyond the 2026 season, according to NFL.com and the Associated Press. ### What dates come next for Giants fans? Aug. 15 is the Giants' first preseason game, a home date against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium. (media.nfl.com) The preseason continues Aug. 22 at Miami and Aug. 28 against the Jets, before the regular season opens Sept. 13 against Dallas. Week 18 against Philadelphia remains the only Giants regular-season game on the published schedule without a set date and kickoff time. (giants.com) (nfl.com)