The New York Giants' schedule is getting easy at the ideal time.
The New York Giants suffered a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, falling 28-6 and watching quarterback Jaxson Dart go down for the season with a knee injury.
Now, the Giants are 1-1 heading into Week 3 with Jameis Winston under center, and their playoff hopes are barely even on life support at this point.
The good news? New York's schedule is about to become very forgiving over the course of these next several weeks.
The Giants will host the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. They then have games against the Arizona Cardinals, Washington Commanders and New Orleans Saints. Only the Commanders game is on the road, and they will be without Jayden Daniels.
It is actually within reason that New York can reel off four straight wins here to improbably get to 5-1 before the schedule gets really difficult.
Am I saying it's probable? No, but the Giants actually should be able to win a couple of games in there depending on the health of the rest of the roster.
Brian Burns is questionable against Tennessee due to an ankle injury, but even if he sits versus the Titans, he'll probably return for Week 4. The injury doesn't appear too severe.
Malik Nabers and Andrew Thomas are both off the injury report after Week 2 scares, and while there are some nicks and bruise elsewhere (like Deonte Banks and Tyler Nubin nursing calf issues), none of the maladies appear too extravagant.
So where does that leave New York?
Well, it's devastating that Dart is sidelined, because I really do believe the Giants could have gone on quite a run here had he been healthy. But maybe they can at least make things interesting regardless?
I'm not banking on New York finishing with a winning record. I had the Giants generally around seven to nine wins even with Dart in the fold. When you look at the back half of that schedule, you'll see why.
But remember last year when Big Blue kept games competitive in losses? We might see a whole lot of that down the stretch.
Over this next month, though, the Giants might actually emerge with some victories, and a world in which New York goes at least 3-1 in its next four contests is entirely possible.
While the Giants would actually stand to benefit losing games in terms of draft positioning, at some point, they need to start showing some progress as an organization, with or without Dart.
We'll see how competitive the G-Men look on Sunday afternoon and beyond.
