Will the enjoyable cease for the New York Giants with the actual season right here?

The New York Giants had a blast on Thursday night time in opposition to the New England Patriots.

There had been sideline celebrations galore, with frontline gamers who had been sitting out the sport having fun with the exploits of the fellows on the sphere excelling as they competed for remaining roster spots.

There was quite a lot of Jameis Winston being the lovable, goofball Jameis Winston. And bringing the opposite Giants quarterbacks alongside for the experience.

Of course, it’s straightforward to have enjoyable on an evening while you outscore your opponent, 42-10. Which is what the Giants did on Thursday in opposition to the Patriots.

The Giants had quite a lot of enjoyable all through the preseason. They went 3-0. They scored at the very least 30 factors in all three victories. They outscored the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets and New England Patriots 107-47.

There had been moon balls and decide sixes to have fun, and a powerful rookie quarterback to drool over.

Yes, time was had by all within the Giants universe.

Even the speaking heads are all of the sudden excited in regards to the Giants.

The Giants, with an over/beneath of a modest 5.5 victories in 2025 based on most Las Vegas oddsmakers, could have raised expectations with their preseason.

“ … a point differential of 60 seems to be the magic number when trying to figure out if a team’s preseason success will translate to the regular season.

The Giants are the eighth team since 2009 to finish a preseason with a point differential of +60 or more, and of the seven previous teams, SIX of them made the playoffs, including two teams that went on to win the Super Bowl. “

Maybe what the Giants have done this month makes them feel better, improves their belief and confidence in each other.

None of it counts for anything, though. The games that matter begin Sept. 7 in Landover, Md. against the Washington Commanders. A brutal schedule considered measurements of both opponents’ 2024 win percentage and 2025 expected win percentage as the toughest in football awaits.

I asked Giants head coach Brian Daboll on Friday if we could expect to see all those good vibes carry over into the regular season. He said that it “doesn’t really matter.”

“I’d say this is a week-to-week league. Each week, you have to be ready to go and be at your best and the challenge in games is when you do get knocked down or you’re down 10 points, how are you going to respond?,” Daboll mentioned. “The guys were playing well. I was happy about the veterans that did not play that were into the game, that were helping the other guys, communicating on the sideline, which is the most important thing but then showing some support for those guys when they did well.”

Daboll underst ands the 3-0 preseason file, fancy statistics in generated and the great emotions the Giants created in August might be forgotten subsequent month if issues don’t go nicely at first of the season.

“This season or this game is a week-to-week game, so we have to put everything we got into it for each week and one week doesn’t carry over to the next week just like one season doesn’t carry over… It doesn’t really matter,” Daboll mentioned. “The only thing that matters is your preparation and ultimately how you perform the one time a week you do play a game.”

Veteran proper sort out Jermaine Eleumunor additionally warned lately that the preseason didn’t assure something.

“You don’t win any Super Bowls in the preseason,” he mentioned.

Is there a strategy to decipher what’s actual from just isn’t within the preseason?

“Our focus is on, are you executing your responsibility at a high level? It’s not a bunch of schematic type things that are new for that particular week. It’s some things maybe you’re showing that you’re not going to show in the regular season or some of that strategy there but really what you’re looking (for) from the players when they step out on the field is are they playing up to the standard,” Daboll mentioned. “Like being disciplined. Are they doing the things they need to do to help the offense, the defense, the kicking game be successful? And if you’re executing your responsibility, regardless of was it vanilla coverage or they didn’t do… Whatever it may be, are you tackling well? Are you improving in your tackling? Are you running to the football on defense? Are you getting ball disruption, pass defenses? Are you catching the ball when it’s thrown to you? Are you reading the play the right way when you’re a running back and gaining yards after contact? Are you making the proper decision at the quarterback position and throwing the ball where it needs to be, on time, in rhythm? Are your combination blocks going to the right linebackers? All those things.”

The preseason has definitely been enjoyable for the Giants. Will a enjoyable common season comply with?