Magic Number.
NFL · 2026
28th by playoff odds32 clubs

Giants

28th by playoff odds · 0-0-0
Playoffs18%
Magic number
The fewest of this club's own wins that alone would clinch a playoff place, no matter what every other result does.
17

Win the next 17 games and a playoff place is mathematically theirs, whatever every other result does.

Elimination number
The fewest of this club's own losses that alone would end its playoff chances, no matter what every other result does.
17

Lose the next 17 games and the playoff place is mathematically gone, whatever every other result does.

Next upSun 13 Sep · Home8:20 PM EDTGiants18%PlayoffsDallas34%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 44%Tie <1%DAL 56%Win → 4% · Tie → 2% · Loss → 2%Playoffs

Chances

The races beyond a playoff place, and where they finish.

Division10%
Bye1%
Conference<1%
Super Bowl<1%

28th by playoff odds.

NFC East finish
1st2nd3rd4th
1st · division winner

Most likely 4th. The division winner takes an automatic berth; everyone else chases 3 league-wide wild cards.

NFC finish
1st7th · playoff line16th

Most likely 16th. The top 7 in the conference make the playoffs.

Schedule

The next game and what follows it. Nothing has been played yet.

Next up

Sun 13 Sep · Home8:20 PM EDTGiants18%PlayoffsDallas34%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 44%Tie <1%DAL 56%Win → 4% · Tie → 2% · Loss → 2%Playoffs

Upcoming

Mon 21 Sep · Away8:15 PM EDTRams60%PlayoffsMatch resultLAR 84%Tie <1%NYG 16%18% → 2% – 8%PlayoffsSun 27 Sep · Home1:00 PM EDTTennessee14%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 62%Tie <1%TEN 37%18% → 1% – 5%PlayoffsSun 4 Oct · Home1:00 PM EDTArizona8%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 64%Tie <1%ARI 36%18% → 1% – 5%Playoffs
Full schedule17 to play
Sun 13 Sep · Home8:20 PM EDTDallas34%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 44%Tie <1%DAL 56%18% → 2% – 4%PlayoffsMon 21 Sep · Away8:15 PM EDTRams60%PlayoffsMatch resultLAR 84%Tie <1%NYG 16%18% → 2% – 8%PlayoffsSun 27 Sep · Home1:00 PM EDTTennessee14%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 62%Tie <1%TEN 37%18% → 1% – 5%PlayoffsSun 4 Oct · Home1:00 PM EDTArizona8%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 64%Tie <1%ARI 36%18% → 1% – 5%PlayoffsSun 11 Oct · Away1:00 PM EDTWashington25%PlayoffsMatch resultWAS 64%Tie <1%NYG 36%18% → 2% – 7%PlayoffsSun 18 Oct · Home1:00 PM EDTNew Orleans36%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 47%Tie <1%NO 53%18% → 2% – 6%PlayoffsSun 25 Oct · Away1:00 PM EDTHouston76%PlayoffsMatch resultHOU 88%Tie <1%NYG 12%18% → 3% – 9%PlayoffsSun 8 Nov · Away1:00 PM ESTPhiladelphia65%PlayoffsMatch resultPHI 83%Tie <1%NYG 17%18% → 3% – 11%PlayoffsThu 12 Nov · Home8:15 PM ESTWashington25%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 50%Tie <1%WAS 50%18% → 2% – 7%PlayoffsSun 22 Nov · Home1:00 PM ESTJacksonville70%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 21%Tie <1%JAX 78%18% → 2% – 7%PlayoffsSun 29 Nov · Away1:00 PM ESTIndianapolis33%PlayoffsMatch resultIND 68%Tie <1%NYG 31%18% → 3% – 8%PlayoffsSun 6 Dec · Home1:00 PM EST49ers61%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 25%Tie <1%SF 75%18% → 3% – 9%PlayoffsSun 13 Dec · Away4:25 PM ESTSeattle80%PlayoffsMatch resultSEA 91%Tie <1%NYG 9%18% → 3% – 10%PlayoffsSun 20 Dec · Home1:00 PM ESTCleveland30%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 52%Tie <1%CLE 48%18% → 2% – 5%PlayoffsMon 28 Dec · Away8:15 PM ESTDetroit54%PlayoffsMatch resultDET 80%Tie <1%NYG 20%18% → 2% – 8%PlayoffsSun 3 Jan · Away1:00 PM ESTDallas34%PlayoffsMatch resultDAL 69%Tie <1%NYG 31%18% → 1% – 7%PlayoffsSun 10 Jan · Home1:00 PM ESTPhiladelphia65%PlayoffsMatch resultNYG 26%Tie <1%PHI 73%18% → 2% – 6%Playoffs

Season so far

Playoff odds after every published update. Dots mark the games with the biggest published swing; each opens its game record.

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Paths

Every way the regular season can end, measured over 20,000 simulated seasons. The finishes are a complete split of it, so the bar is one whole; open a finish for what has to happen.

Reaches the postseason - stronger green is a better finishMisses it

Win the division with a first-round bye1%

A possible long-shot route: 175 of 20,000 simulations reached it.

Giants 13+ wins

Divisional Round
1GiantsHomeWild Card Round winner4 New Orleans or 5 Chicago

Alongside it: Wild Card Round winner v Wild Card Round winner

How the table finishedthe middle season
The NFC table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 175. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWLT
1Giants1421
2Detroit1331
3Seattle1151
4New Orleans890
5Chicago1250
6Rams1160
749ers1160
-Green Bay980
-Minnesota980
-Philadelphia980
Win the division, host a Wild Card game10%

Giants 9+ wins

Wild Card Round
3GiantsHome6New Orleans

Alongside it: 2 Carolina v 7 Philadelphia · 4 Green Bay v 5 49ers

How the table finishedthe middle season
The NFC table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 1,908. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWLT
1Rams1700
2Carolina1250
3Giants1160
4Green Bay890
549ers1250
6New Orleans881
7Philadelphia890
-Washington791
-Atlanta7100
-Dallas6101
Wild Card berth, on the road8%

Giants 9+ wins

Wild Card Round
2Tampa BayHome7Giants

Alongside it: 3 Chicago v 6 Carolina · 4 Rams v 5 49ers

  1. 65% of this route

    • above New OrleansNew Orleans out of the postseason (95%) · New Orleans 1+ game back (95%)
    • above WashingtonWashington out of the postseason (96%) · Washington 1+ game back (97%)

  2. 22% of this route

  3. 13% of this route

How the table finishedthe middle season
The NFC table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 1,002. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWLT
1Philadelphia1430
2Tampa Bay1430
3Chicago1430
4Rams1430
549ers1241
6Carolina1160
7Giants1061
-Green Bay980
-Dallas890
-New Orleans6110
-Washington5120
Miss the postseason82%

  1. 57% of this route

  2. 22% of this route

  3. 21% of this route

How the table finishedthe middle season
The NFC table in the season closest to the middle of this route, out of 9,337. One season, not an average; the rule marks the last club that reached the bracket.
SeedClubWLT
149ers1430
2Carolina1250
3Chicago1250
4Dallas980
5Rams1430
6Detroit1070
7New Orleans1070
-Atlanta890
-Seattle890
-Washington890
-Giants4130