Heading into Week 17, the assignment for the New York Giants couldn’t have been simpler: lose to the Las Vegas Raiders, lock up the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. That was the deal.
Instead, the Giants went to the desert and decided to play spoiler... against themselves. Classic.
Even without Andrew Thomas, Theo Johnson, Cor’Dale Flott, and Tyler Nubin playing, Big Blue pulled off a 34-to-10 massively unnecessary road win that served literally no purpose other than hurting their own future. The win didn’t officially eliminate them from the top pick, but it sure made everything a heck of a lot messier.