The 2023 season was the New York Giants' 99th in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen. They failed to improve upon their 9–7–1 record from 2022 after a Week 10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Following an overtime victory by the Philadelphia Eagles over the Buffalo Bills in Week 12, the Giants were eliminated from contention for the NFC East title, extending their 11-year division title drought.

They were eliminated from playoff contention following a Christmas Day loss to the Eagles.Why Giants benched QB Tommy DeVito at halftime of loss to Eagles, USA Today, December 25, 2023 A historically poor offensive line and numerous injuries, particularly losing starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a torn ACL in a Week 9 loss against the Raiders, plagued the team throughout the year. Their offensive line had one of the worst seasons in NFL history, allowing an abysmal 85 sacks (An average of 5 sacks per game), the second highest number of sacks allowed by a team in a single season. This was only behind the NFL record held by the 1986 Philadelphia Eagles, whose offensive line allowed 104 sacks in a 16 game regular season.

The New York Giants drew an average home attendance of 79,307 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season, the 2nd highest in the league.

Offseason Free agency Players with the New York Giants in 2022 Position Player Tag Date signed 2023 team NotesCJack AndersonFebruary 14TELawrence CagerERFAFebruary 13GWyatt DavisERFAMarch 13WRIsaiah HodginsERFAFebruary 161 year, $870,000DEHenry MondeauxMarch 27Jacksonville JaguarsRBSaquon BarkleyJuly 25Non-exclusive franchise tag; 1 year, $11 million RBMatt BreidaUFAMarch 141 year, $2.3 millionLBJarrad DavisUFAMarch 71 yearILBLandon CollinsUFANTJustin EllisUFAJuly 28Atlanta Falcons1 yearCJon FelicianoUFAMarch 21San Francisco 49ers1 yearGNick GatesUFAMarch 16Washington CommandersPJamie GillanUFAMarch 132 years, $4 millionWRRichie JamesUFAApril 11Kansas City ChiefsSSTony JeffersonUFARetiredWRMarcus JohnsonUFAQBDaniel JonesUFAMarch 74 years, $160 millionLSCasey KreiterUFAMarch 13SJulian LoveUFAMarch 17Seattle SeahawksCBFabian MoreauUFAAugust 2Denver Broncos1 yearWRSterling ShepardUFAMarch 151 year, $1.3 millionWRDarius SlaytonUFAMarch 202 years, $12 millionLBJaylon SmithUFAAugust 11New Orleans SaintsLBJihad WardUFAMarch 29DENick WilliamsUFAMay 19Los Angeles ChargersLBOshane XiminesUFAMay 5 Player re-signed by the Giants Player signed by another team Retired Source:

Players with other teams in 2022 PositionPlayerTagDate signed2022 teamContractWRParris CampbellMarch 17Indianapolis Colts1 year, $4.7 millionWRJamison CrowderUFAMarch 23Buffalo BillsCJ. C. HassenauerUFAApril 7Pittsburgh SteelersNTRakeem Nuñez-RochesUFAMarch 17Tampa Bay BuccaneersLBBobby OkerekeUFAMarch 16Indianapolis Colts4 years, $40 millionCBAmani OruwariyeUFAMarch 23Detroit LionsDEA'Shawn RobinsonUFAApril 24Los Angeles RamsTETommy SweeneyUFAMarch 23Buffalo BillsWRJeff SmithMarch 17New York Jets Source:

Trades and other signings PositionPlayerDate signedPrevious teamDetailsCBLeonard JohnsonMarch 20Free agent signing.FSBobby McCainMarch 23Washington CommandersFree agent signing.TEDarren WallerMarch 15Las Vegas RaidersAcquired by trade.SSIsaiah SimmonsAugust 22Arizona CardinalsAcquired by trade.

Roster transactions PositionPlayerDateDetailsWRKenny GolladayMarch 15Released.

Draft

+ 2023 New York Giants draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 24 Deonte Banks CB Maryland From Jaguars25 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars 2 57 John Michael Schmitz C Minnesota 3 73 Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee From Browns via Texans and Rams 89 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 100 Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders 2020 Resolution JC-2A pick; from Chiefs 4 128 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 5 160 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars 172 Eric Gray RB Oklahoma Compensatory pick 6 203 Traded to the Houston Texans 209 Tre Hawkins CB Old Dominion From Chiefs 7 240 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars From Ravens 243 Jordon Riley NT Oregon 254 Gervarrius Owens S Houston Compensatory pick

+ 2023 New York Giants undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Habakkuk Baldonado DE Pittsburgh Troy Brown LB Ole Miss Alex Cook S Washington Tommy DeVito QB Illinois Bryce Ford-Wheaton WR West Virginia Gemon Green CB Michigan Dyontae Johnson LB Toledo Ryan Jones TE East Carolina Cameron Lyons LS Charlotte

Draft trades

Staff

Final roster

Preseason The Giants' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on May 25, 2023. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Detroit Lions L 16–21 0–1 Ford Field Recap 2 Carolina Panthers W 21–19 1–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 3 New York Jets L 24–32 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 10 Dallas Cowboys L 0–40 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 2 September 17 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–28 1–1 State Farm Stadium Recap 3 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–30 1–2 Levi's Stadium Recap 4 Seattle Seahawks L 3–24 1–3 MetLife Stadium Recap 5 October 8 at Miami Dolphins L 16–31 1–4 Hard Rock Stadium Recap 6 October 15 at Buffalo Bills L 9–14 1–5 Highmark Stadium Recap 7 October 22 Washington Commanders W 14–7 2–5 MetLife Stadium Recap 8 October 29 New York Jets L 10–13 2–6 MetLife Stadium Recap 9 November 5 at Las Vegas Raiders L 6–30 2–7 Allegiant Stadium Recap 10 November 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–49 2–8 AT&T Stadium Recap 11 November 19 at Washington Commanders W 31–19 3–8 FedExField Recap 12 November 26 New England Patriots W 10–7 4–8 MetLife Stadium Recap 13 Bye 14 Green Bay Packers W 24–22 5–8 MetLife Stadium Recap 15 December 17 at New Orleans Saints L 6–24 5–9 Caesars Superdome Recap 16 December 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 25–33 5–10 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 17 December 31 Los Angeles Rams L 25–26 5–11 MetLife Stadium Recap 18 January 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–10 6–11 MetLife Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Despite showing promise by being able to run the ball effectively, the Giants opening drive ended in disaster. First, Andrew Thomas was flagged for a false start, then rookie center John Michael Schmitz snapped the ball errantly behind Daniel Jones, causing a sack, and then Graham Gano's field goal attempt was blocked, with Dallas returning it for a touchdown. This set the tone for the rest of the night as the Giants were thoroughly dominated in all three phases of the game. Jones was under duress the entire game and threw two interceptions with the first being returned for a touchdown by DaRon Bland, his first touchdown of a record-setting season.

The Giants were shut out for the first time since Week 15 of the 2018 season and this was their worst shutout loss at home since Week 1 of the 1995 season (also against Dallas) as well as their worst loss against Dallas since 1966. Additionally, this was their biggest shutout loss since 2013 when they lost 38–0 to the Carolina Panthers.

In one of the worst losses in franchise history, the Giants became the first team in NFL history to lose a game by 40+ points, get out-sacked by seven or more, lose three or more turnovers more than forced, have a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown, and throw a pick six in a single season. The Giants did all this in the same game.

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

After a historically bad loss, the Giants traveled out west to take on the Cardinals. The Giants started out flat, trailing 20–0 at the half. James Conner scored on a 4-yard scamper and Joshua Dobbs was 12/16 with 146 passing yards along with 41 rushing yards and a touchdown, while the Giants only had 81 total yards of offense. Through 6 quarters, the Giants were outscored 60–0, the worst start by an NFL team since the 1978 Baltimore Colts and was their first time not scoring through the first 6 quarters since 1934.

The Giants came out firing after halftime, scoring on every drive in the second half, and outscored the Cardinals 31–8 to win the game 31–28. On the first play from scrimmage, Daniel Jones found rookie Jalin Hyatt for a 58-yard catch, his first in the NFL. Jones scored on a quarterback option two plays later, then the Cardinals responded with a touchdown and 2-point conversion to take a 28–7 lead. Jones led the Giants on a 12-play, 75-yard drive to bring the game back to two scores and galvanized the defense by forcing the Cardinals to punt for the first time in the game. Jones then led the Giants on another methodical 13-play, 80-yard drive and cashed in on a 9-yard touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley on 3rd and goal. After forcing a 3-and-out, Jones and the Giants tied the game with a touchdown pass to Isaiah Hodgins. After forcing another 3-and-out, Jones and Barkley took the Giants into field goal range and Graham Gano scored the game-winning field goal with 19 seconds remaining. The Giants tied the franchise record for the largest comeback win of 21 points, their first since 1949.

With the win, the Giants picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1–1. Daniel Jones became the first player in NFL history to throw 250+ yards, run 50+ yards, have two or more passing touchdowns, have one or more rushing touchdowns, and no turnovers in a single half.

Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers

The Giants headed into this game short-handed without Saquon Barkley and Andrew Thomas missing his 2nd straight game. The two teams traded field goals early on before the 49ers started to pull away with two more touchdown drives before going into halftime.

In the second half, the Giants had their second drive start from the 37-yard line of the 49ers thanks to a 15-yard penalty due to Eric Gray being interfered with while calling for a fair catch on a punt. Three plays later after another lengthy pass interference penalty, Matt Breida ran the ball in from eight yards out, providing the only touchdown of the night for the Giants and only trailed 20–12 after the end of the third quarter, but the 49ers pulled away in the fourth and won 30–12.

Throughout the night, the offensive line again struggled to protect Daniel Jones and the Giants could not establish any running game. The defense constantly failed to get off the field on 3rd down and had 18 missed tackles.

Daniel Jones fell to 1–11 in primetime games as the Giants lost their sixth consecutive game on Thursday Night Football dating back to 2016. Additionally, they have lost two Thanksgiving games during this span.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

The Giants returned home for their Monday Night Football matchup against the Seahawks. Daniel Jones was flustered and threw two interceptions while being sacked a career-high 11 times. The first was a dagger for the Giants, a red-zone pick-six to rookie Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon to make it a 3-score game.

With the loss, the Giants fell to 1–3. The Giants offensive line woes continued when rookie center John Michael Schmitz left the game with a shoulder injury.

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

The Giants scored on a Jason Pinnock 102-yard interception return in the second quarter of the game, the team's first first-half touchdown of the season, to close to within 7 points of the Dolphins at half-time. However, they only managed two field goals in the second half as they failed to score an offensive touchdown for the second game in a row, and third overall, as they lost 16–31 to fall to 1–4. The season's offensive line problems continued for the Giants, with Daniel Jones being ruled out of the game midway through the fourth quarter with a neck injury sustained while being sacked for the sixth time.

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills