Giants release 2026 schedule with Harbaugh as coach

The New York Giants released their 2026 schedule on Monday and used the announcement to frame the season as John Harbaugh’s first as the team’s head coach. The club said Harbaugh enters the year seeking the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 2022 and its first NFC East title since 2011. Team materials also said Harbaugh is seven wins short of 200 career victories. The schedule includes four primetime games, with two of them in the first two weeks. ### When does Harbaugh’s Giants tenure begin on the field? September 13 is the date of Harbaugh’s regular-season debut, when the Giants host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football at MetLife Stadium. NFL.com and the team schedule page list kickoff for 8:20 p.m. EDT on NBC. Week 2 brings another standalone window. (giants.com) The Giants travel to face the Los Angeles Rams on September 21 at 8:15 p.m. EDT on ESPN, giving Harbaugh back-to-back nationally televised games to open his first season in New York. ### What does the full regular-season slate look like? The Giants’ schedule page lists home games against Dallas, Tennessee, Arizona, New Orleans, Washington, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Cleveland and Philadelphia. (nfl.com) Road games are at the Rams, Washington, Houston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Seattle, Detroit and Dallas. Week 8 is the bye. After that break, the Giants return with a road game at Philadelphia on November 8, then host Washington on November 12 in a Thursday night game carried by Prime Video, according to the team site. (giants.com) ### Which games are in primetime? Four Giants games are currently set for national standalone windows. They are Dallas at New York in Week 1 on NBC, New York at the Rams in Week 2 on ESPN, Washington at New York in Week 10 on Prime Video, and New York at Detroit in Week 16 on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. (giants.com) Week 18 remains unset. NFL.com says specific dates, kickoff times and broadcast assignments for Week 18 will be determined after Week 17. The Giants are scheduled to host the Philadelphia Eagles in that finale. ### What milestones did the team highlight for Harbaugh? The Giants’ release said Harbaugh is seven wins away from 200 career victories. Pro Football Reference lists Harbaugh with a 180-113 regular-season record and a 13-11 playoff record, which puts him at 193 total wins. (giants.com) The same team release tied the coaching change to the club’s longer droughts. (giants.com) The Giants said they are chasing their first postseason berth since 2022 and first division title since 2011. ### Where are the biggest checkpoints on the calendar? November 12 is one marker because it is the Giants’ only currently scheduled home primetime game, a Thursday matchup with Washington at MetLife Stadium. (giants.com) December 28 is another, when the Giants visit the Lions on Monday night in Week 16. January 3 brings the Giants’ trip to Dallas in Week 17, and Week 18 ends with Philadelphia visiting MetLife Stadium on a date and time still to be announced. (giants.com) The preseason begins August 15 at home against Minnesota, followed by trips to Miami on August 22 and the Jets on August 28. (giants.com)