How tough is the Giants' 2021 schedule?

Happy to see the Bears with a tough schedule. I hope that Rodgers stays with the Packers. They will not beat the Bears twice without him.
Football teams vary from year to year based on free agents and the draft and from week to week based on injuries so who knows.

every year, these are not meaningful. Teams improve and regress each year. Dak healthy makes Dallas a different team, for example. Some teams that looks ferocious now will underperform and/or have key injuries. This is like college football preseason rankings.

The only reason we have this rating is because we have 6 games in our division against teams that had poor records last year. If you look at our games outside the division they are not that easy.

In comment 15259605 Bruner4329 said:

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The only reason we have this rating is because we have 6 games in our division against teams that had poor records last year. If you look at our games outside the division they are not that easy.

Meant to add 5 road games outside division are KC, SD, TB, NO and Miami. The 6th is against Chicago.

We can see how we measure against the best....

The key like always...is how we do in division....

The difference between us and the others in division is usually minor.

when it comes to scheduling. Half of the teams have a huge advantage (or disadvantage) by playing one extra game at home (or on the road). It appears all teams in a division have same number of home games. But imagine the Giants are in the race to host a playoff game (or, dare we hope) the best record in the conference, and the team they must finish ahead of has an extra home game as compared to the Giants' extra road game. Talk about an unbalanced schedule.

1. We don't play the Jets. (Playing them is unlucky. I'm superstitious.)
2. We have only one game on the west coast
3. We have three home games against teams that may have to deal with some form of jet lag. Denver, Vegas, LA.

In comment 15259636 k2tampa said:

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when it comes to scheduling. Half of the teams have a huge advantage (or disadvantage) by playing one extra game at home (or on the road). It appears all teams in a division have same number of home games. But imagine the Giants are in the race to host a playoff game (or, dare we hope) the best record in the conference, and the team they must finish ahead of has an extra home game as compared to the Giants' extra road game. Talk about an unbalanced schedule.

They are alternating between conferences. Extra home game for afc this year, nfc next year, and so on. So your scenario will not happen.

Pulling for Eagles week 1

This can change fast, but I agree, good to see the Bears near the top. Could easily turn into a top 10 pick for us.

In comment 15259650 Dukie Dimes said:

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In comment 15259636 k2tampa said: Quote: when it comes to scheduling. Half of the teams have a huge advantage (or disadvantage) by playing one extra game at home (or on the road). It appears all teams in a division have same number of home games. But imagine the Giants are in the race to host a playoff game (or, dare we hope) the best record in the conference, and the team they must finish ahead of has an extra home game as compared to the Giants' extra road game. Talk about an unbalanced schedule. They are alternating between conferences. Extra home game for afc this year, nfc next year, and so on. So your scenario will not happen.

Thanks for clearing that up.

In comment 15259722 k2tampa said:

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In comment 15259650 Dukie Dimes said: Quote: In comment 15259636 k2tampa said: Quote: when it comes to scheduling. Half of the teams have a huge advantage (or disadvantage) by playing one extra game at home (or on the road). It appears all teams in a division have same number of home games. But imagine the Giants are in the race to host a playoff game (or, dare we hope) the best record in the conference, and the team they must finish ahead of has an extra home game as compared to the Giants' extra road game. Talk about an unbalanced schedule. They are alternating between conferences. Extra home game for afc this year, nfc next year, and so on. So your scenario will not happen. Thanks for clearing that up.

But you also have to consider that it can have an effect on draft positions. An 8-9 team that lost the extra game on the road will obviously pick before a 9-8 team that won the extra game at home. If the sites of the the extra games had been reversed, might the outcome be different? Which makes it advantageous for the Giants that the Bears play the extra game on the road.

In comment 15259637 Marty in Albany said:

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1. We don't play the Jets. (Playing them is unlucky. I'm superstitious.) 2. We have only one game on the west coast 3. We have three home games against teams that may have to deal with some form of jet lag. Denver, Vegas, LA.

Go take a look at whether the Jets were on the schedule for each of our last two Super Bowl victories.

In comment 15259822 Gatorade Dunk said:

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In comment 15259637 Marty in Albany said: Quote: 1. We don't play the Jets. (Playing them is unlucky. I'm superstitious.) 2. We have only one game on the west coast 3. We have three home games against teams that may have to deal with some form of jet lag. Denver, Vegas, LA. Go take a look at whether the Jets were on the schedule for each of our last two Super Bowl victories.

😂😂

In comment 15259637 Marty in Albany said:

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1. We don't play the Jets. (Playing them is unlucky. I'm superstitious.) 2. We have only one game on the west coast 3. We have three home games against teams that may have to deal with some form of jet lag. Denver, Vegas, LA.

To counter that we play KC away which is a loud and tough place to play. the dome in NO, at TB who are Super Bowl Champs and at SD.

Route 9 will be at the TWO Florida games and might be making an appearance at the Saints game. Autographs for everyone.

Extra large and extra marshmallows!

In comment 15259636 k2tampa said:

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when it comes to scheduling. Half of the teams have a huge advantage (or disadvantage) by playing one extra game at home (or on the road). It appears all teams in a division have same number of home games. But imagine the Giants are in the race to host a playoff game (or, dare we hope) the best record in the conference, and the team they must finish ahead of has an extra home game as compared to the Giants' extra road game. Talk about an unbalanced schedule.

all afc teams are hosting the extra game this year, nfc next year

In comment 15259609 Bruner4329 said:

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In comment 15259605 Bruner4329 said: Quote: The only reason we have this rating is because we have 6 games in our division against teams that had poor records last year. If you look at our games outside the division they are not that easy. Meant to add 5 road games outside division are KC, SD, TB, NO and Miami. The 6th is against Chicago.

who is this fictional sd team?

In comment 15259653 crock77 said:

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Pulling for Eagles week 1 This can change fast, but I agree, good to see the Bears near the top. Could easily turn into a top 10 pick for us.

gonna be dallas since it wasnt in week 1 last year at either 425 or snf

You don’t think Dallas opens in Tampa?

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In comment 15260750 Bill L said:

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I went in 2017. Fun game.

In comment 15260644 Sean said:

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You don’t think Dallas opens in Tampa?

i dont think there going to schedule the cowboys for 3 thursday games when they are on thanksgiving and the following thursday every year

since phillies are home that sunday

They faced 6 backup QBs and played in a division with no teams over .500. 5 of their 6 division games were against a team dealing with a QB issue (the second Philly game they were fully mired in rumors swirling around Wentz).