The Giants 2007 schedule was released today, and I’m sure the ‘Net is propagated with game-by-game predictions and records for every team. I won’t try to do that here.
The highlight is five nationally televised games, including three on Sunday night. That includes the first Sunday night game on opening weekend versus the Cowboys in Dallas. The other Sunday games are in week 4 versus Philly and week 15 versus Washington, both home. There is one Monday Nighter in Atlanta (week 6) and the finale is a Saturday night showdown at Giants Stadium versus New England, provided by NFL Network. They battle the Jets for bragging rights in week 5 and of course play the Fish in London at the halfway point.
This year’s schedule is the 11th easiest in the league, based on opponent’s winning percentage last season (which ultimately means nothing to me.). But I can say the beginning of the schedule is a bit more favorable than last year’s, with three of the first five games at home. After four weeks, the Giants will have played every NFC East rival and have an idea of where they stack up.
There is only one 4:15 game (Dallas, week 10), but basically half the home games are non-1pm contests because of those three prime time games. And while it is always exciting to have your team playing in the national spotlight, it becomes especially harder on fans to attend such games in my opinion.
Okay, so another appetizer has been given to us for the upcoming season. Next the draft…
