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Giants are quietly facing a daunting uphill battle to recover what they lost

After the New York Giants blew out the Las Vegas Raiders this past weekend, they no longer control their own destiny to pick first in the 2026 NFL Draft. They moved down to the second pick due to a blatantly tanking Raiders team, but the door isn't closed on the Giants making the top pick just yet.

If the Giants lose to the Dallas Cowboys and the Raiders upset the Kansas City Chiefs, they will hold the strength of schedule tiebreaker over them, meaning they would have the No. 1 pick. However, CBS Sports' John Breech has both teams losing to their divisional foes on Sunday afternoon.