Wk 6 · 2026
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants — Sun, Oct 18
Sun, Oct 18 ·
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
· Fox
NFC South · 1-4
at
1:00pET
NO -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings opened -2.5 · 4 toward NO
Ratings differential NYG by 2.7
NFC East · 3-1-1
What is at stake
An NFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 NFC playoff places. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Saints form
L 13-23vs MINL 24-45vs ATLL 27-35vs LVW 24-17at BALL 30-31at DET
2026 season
Giants form
T 27-27at WSHW 36-24vs ARIW 12-7vs TENL 6-28at LARW 28-20vs DAL
2026 season
Saints this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Giants this season
Straight up3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Saints | Giants |
|---|---|---|
| Lions NFC | at L 30-31 preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Cardinals NFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs W 36-24 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Saints leads 8–3 · Saints has won the last 3
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.8 points toward Saints
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-05 | Giants 14 — 26 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2024 | 2024-12-08 | Saints 14 — 11 Giants | at NYG | Saints |
| 2023 | 2023-12-17 | Giants 6 — 24 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2021 | 2021-10-03 | Giants 27 — 21 Saints | at NO | Giants |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | Saints 33 — 18 Giants | at NYG | Saints |
| 2016 | 2016-09-18 | Saints 13 — 16 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
| 2015 | 2015-11-01 | Giants 49 — 52 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2012 | 2012-12-09 | Saints 27 — 52 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
| 2011 | 2011-11-28 | Giants 24 — 49 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2009 | 2009-10-18 | Giants 27 — 48 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2006 | 2006-12-24 | Saints 30 — 7 Giants | at NYG | Saints |
Saints leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tyler Shough QB #6 | 121/180, 1203 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne Jr. RB #3 | 30 CAR, 128 YDS |
| Alvin Kamara RB #41 | 25 CAR, 74 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tyler Shough QB #6 | 16 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Olave WR #12 | 35 REC, 491 YDS, 1 TD |
| Juwan Johnson TE #83 | 21 REC, 232 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Devaughn Vele WR #14 | 21 REC, 226 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Noah Fant TE #87 | 8 REC, 66 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jonas Sanker S #7 | 26 |
| Pete Werner LB #20 | 25 | |
| Kaden Elliss LB #55 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Chase Young DE #99 | 3.5 |
| Carl Granderson DE #96 | 1 | |
| Pete Werner LB #20 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Julian Blackmon S #23 | 1 |
Giants leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jameis Winston QB #19 | 43/78, 479 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Jaxson Dart QB #6 | 26/34, 250 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Cam Skattebo RB #44 | 68 CAR, 235 YDS, 1 TD |
| Najee Harris RB #23 | 22 CAR, 88 YDS | |
| Jaxson Dart QB #6 | 11 CAR, 54 YDS | |
| Receiving | Malik Nabers WR #1 | 18 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD |
| Isaiah Likely TE #9 | 22 REC, 190 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Malachi Fields WR #88 | 8 REC, 126 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Darnell Mooney WR #17 | 6 REC, 95 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Arvell Reese LB #52 | 34 |
| Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 32 | |
| Jevon Holland S #8 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 1 |
| Abdul Carter LB #3 | 1 | |
| CJ Okoye DT #99 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jevon Holland S #8 | 3 |
| Greg Newsome II CB #20 | 1 | |
| Deonte Banks CB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.