John Harbaugh's first game as Giants coach is the Sunday night opener against Dallas. Will New York beat the Cowboys on Sept 13?
61% of users predicted NO — the community missed this one. 13 predictions cast.
The New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-20 on September 13, 2026, giving John Harbaugh a win in his debut as Giants head coach in the Sunday night season opener. Quarterback Jaxson Dart threw two touchdown passes to Isaiah Likely, Devin Singletary added a receiving touchdown, and Cam Skattebo scored on the ground in his first game back from injury. The Giants' offense moved the ball consistently against a Dallas defense that had been expected to challenge New York's rebuilding roster in the divisional matchup.
Harbaugh was hired in the offseason to reset the Giants program after a period of instability, and the win over an NFC East rival gave the new coaching staff early momentum to open the season. Community bettors had given New York only a 39% chance of winning, favoring Dallas, so the outcome ran counter to the majority prediction. The result was a notable early data point for a Giants team that entered the season with modest external expectations, with the Dart-to-Likely connection emerging as a productive new element of the passing offense. Dallas, by contrast, opened its year with a road loss to a divisional opponent it had been favored to beat.