Giants schedule: Harbaugh seven wins away

The New York Giants published their 2026 regular-season schedule on May 18, putting dates and broadcast windows on John Harbaugh’s first season as the franchise’s 21st head coach. Team materials said Harbaugh, hired on Jan. 20, is seven wins from 200 total career victories and will try to lead the Giants to their first postseason appearance since 2022 and first division title since 2011. The opener is a Sunday Night Football home game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13, followed by a Week 2 Monday night trip to the Los Angeles Rams. The full slate also shows four primetime games and a Week 8 bye. ### When does Harbaugh’s Giants tenure actually begin? Sept. 13 is the date of Harbaugh’s first regular-season game with New York, and it comes at MetLife Stadium against an NFC East rival. Giants.com said Harbaugh’s first season begins with back-to-back primetime games, with Dallas visiting in Week 1 before the Giants travel to SoFi Stadium to face the Rams on Sept. 21. (giants.com) Jan. 20, 2026 is the date the Giants announced Harbaugh’s hiring. The team said then that Harbaugh became the 21st head coach in franchise history after an 18-season run in Baltimore that included a Super Bowl title. ### How close is Harbaugh to 200 career wins? The Giants said Harbaugh entered the 2026 season with 193 total victories, leaving him seven short of 200. (giants.com) Team biography material says he had 180 regular-season wins with Baltimore and led the Ravens to 12 playoff berths, six division titles and four AFC championship game appearances. (giants.com) Giants.com also described Harbaugh as having the 14th-most wins in NFL history. In its schedule-release story, the team tied that milestone chase directly to the start of his first season in New York. ### Which parts of the schedule stand out first? Four primetime games appear on the Giants’ 2026 regular-season schedule. (giants.com) The first two come immediately: Dallas on NBC in Week 1 and the Rams on ESPN in Week 2. The Giants then host Washington on Thursday night in Week 10 and visit Detroit on Monday night in Week 16. Week 8 is the bye. The posted schedule shows home games against Tennessee, Arizona, New Orleans, Jacksonville, San Francisco, Cleveland and Philadelphia, and road games at Washington, Houston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Seattle, Detroit and Dallas. ### What are the Giants chasing beyond Harbaugh’s milestone? The Giants said Harbaugh will seek the team’s first postseason appearance since 2022. (giants.com) The same team release said New York is also pursuing its first division title since 2011, the season the franchise won its fourth Super Bowl. (giants.com) NFL.com’s team page lists the Giants at 0-0 and identifies Harbaugh as head coach heading into the season. The official NFL schedule page matches the Giants’ posted opener against Dallas and the Week 18 home game against Philadelphia. ### Where can fans see the full schedule and key dates? Giants.com has the full regular-season and preseason schedule, including ticket links, kickoff times and broadcast partners. (giants.com) The preseason slate begins Aug. 15 against Minnesota, continues Aug. 22 at Miami and ends Aug. 28 against the Jets. NFL.com also carries the Giants’ 2026 schedule by week. As of May 19, the regular season is set to close with the Giants hosting the Eagles in Week 18, with that game’s date and time still listed as to be determined. (nfl.com) (giants.com)