Pre-game updates

Inactive Giants Week 16:

G Aaron Stinnie (concussion)
CB Greg Stroman (shoulder/shin)
DL Casey Rogers
CB Dee Williams
CB Divaad Wilso
QB Tim Boyle (third emergency QB)

– CBs Tae Banks, Cor’Dale Flott and Dru Phillips are all active.

The New York Giants will look to avoid their franchise-record 10th straight loss in a single season when they take on the Atlanta Falcons in Georgia on Sunday.

The 2-12 Giants are 8.5 point underdogs to the 7-7 Falcons.

The Giants enter the weekend as one of only two two-win teams, the other being the Las Vegas Raiders. The Giants are currently the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, while the Raiders are the No. 1 pick.

Michael Penix Jr., the No. 8 pick in the 2024 draft, will make his first career start for the Falcons on Sunday.

Check out all of our pregame, ingame and postgame coverage in our Giants-Falcons StoryStream. Use this as your discussion thread during gameplay. You can also follow Ed Valentine on Bluesky for in-game updates.

Thoughts before the game

Here are some thoughts I posted on Bluesky on Sunday morning:

• I don’t know if it will be today or next week, but I think the Giants will win at least one game before the season is over. Neither Atlanta nor Indy (next week’s opponent) are a great team. …
• Some will condemn the Giants for not drafting him if Michael Penix has a great game today. I don’t buy that. I never thought Penix would be a guy the Giants would sign given his injury history and Brian Daboll’s apparent preference for QBs that can be used in the run game.
• I see some media speculation about Evan Neal at guard before the season is over. I wonder if the #NYG OL 2025 could be Thomas (LT), Runyan (LG), Schmitz (C), Neal (RG), Eluemunor (RT).
• Speaking of OL, I’m interested in seeing rookie UDFA Jake Kubas play at left guard on Sunday. If he could be a real player, that would be a great discovery for GM Joe Schoen and Co. and a big help for the future.

How to watch, listen

Playing time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Radio: Giants Radio Network — WFAN 101.9 FM (Bob Papa, Carl Banks, Howard Cross)
Giants Spanish Radio — WADO 1280 AM (Nestor Rosario, Francis Adames) | SiriusXM: Channel 121 or 232
Streaming: Giants.com, Giants mobile app, NFL+
FanDuel Sports Betting Odds: Giant +8.5 | Moneyline: +370 | Over/Under: 43.5