Wk 7 · 2026
New York Giants at Houston Texans — Sun, Oct 25
Sun, Oct 25 ·
Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
· Fox
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
NFC East · 3-1-1
at
1:00pET
HOU -7 · total 41.5 DraftKings opened -5.5 · 1.5 toward HOU
Ratings differential HOU by 6.1
AFC South · 1-4
What is at stake
An interconference game, NFC against AFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
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.
Giants form
T 27-27at WSHW 36-24vs ARIW 12-7vs TENL 6-28at LARW 28-20vs DAL
2026 season
Texans form
W 26-3at TENL 30-34vs DALL 17-19at INDL 6-20vs CINL 31-36vs BUF
2026 season
Giants this season
Straight up3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Texans this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (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 · 7
| Opponent | Giants | Texans |
|---|---|---|
| Cowboys NFC | vs W 28-20 preview | vs L 30-34 preview |
| Titans AFC | vs W 12-7 preview | at W 26-3 preview |
| Commanders NFC | at T 27-27 preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Jaguars AFC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | N Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Colts AFC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at L 17-19 preview |
| Browns AFC | vs Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Giants leads 5–0 · Giants has won the last 5
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.8 points toward Giants
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-11-13 | Texans 16 — 24 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
| 2018 | 2018-09-23 | Giants 27 — 22 Texans | at HOU | Giants |
| 2014 | 2014-09-21 | Texans 17 — 30 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
| 2010 | 2010-10-10 | Giants 34 — 10 Texans | at HOU | Giants |
| 2006 | 2006-11-05 | Texans 10 — 14 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
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 |
Texans leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | C.J. Stroud QB #7 | 93/151, 1141 YDS, 5 TD |
| Kai Kroeger P #38 | 0/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | David Montgomery RB #32 | 47 CAR, 127 YDS, 2 TD |
| Woody Marks RB #4 | 28 CAR, 87 YDS, 2 TD | |
| C.J. Stroud QB #7 | 9 CAR, 66 YDS | |
| Receiving | Dalton Schultz TE #86 | 21 REC, 214 YDS |
| Nico Collins WR #12 | 14 REC, 193 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jaylin Noel WR #13 | 8 REC, 186 YDS | |
| Xavier Hutchinson WR #19 | 12 REC, 166 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Reed Blankenship S #6 | 34 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair LB #0 | 31 | |
| Jake Hansen LB #35 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Will Anderson Jr. DE #51 | 4.5 |
| Sheldon Rankins DT #98 | 2 | |
| Danielle Hunter DE #55 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Reed Blankenship S #6 | 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.