Giants blitz Cowboys for perfect start to John Harbaugh era

All the numbers that tell a sad tale about the Giants now can be filed under the headline “BJH.” Before John Harbaugh. You might have heard that the Giants had lost eight straight Week 1 primetime games against the Cowboys since 1986.Or that they hadn’t held an above .500 record in 51 games and 1,331 days.

Or that they were 1-14 in their past 15 games against Dak Prescott.Or that they opened with a loss in eight of the past nine years.

Or that they had not won at home in Week 1 since 2010.  Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.None of the past lowlights mattered during an electric Sunday night at MetLife Stadium as the imperfect but bullish Giants overcame four fumbles (one lost), rushed for 166 yards and set up Jaxson Dart to look like a comfortable point guard distributing the ball to tandem weapons Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely in a 28-20 victory to mark Harbaugh’s debut. “We have guys in here that expect to win,” Nabers said after his first game since Sept.

28, 2025.“During the walk-through, I looked in everybody’s eyes … and I could tell they were ready to play.

There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that we were coming out to put our best foot forward and win the game.” Harbaugh and this young roster in need of being taught how to win were supposed to combust with a fourth-quarter lead. But it turns out that multiplying double negatives like Harbaugh’s 18 blown double-digit second-half leads over 18 years with the Ravens — no other head coach has more since at least 1991, though few have enjoyed the longevity or success to coach that many games with a lead — plus the Giants’ five blown fourth-quarter leads last season results in a positive. “We were out there feeling the fans,” edge rusher Brian Burns said.“Really feel that energy and let it fuel you.” The Giants spent the last 110 seconds in the victory formation as a rejuvenated fan base...