The Giants got an early Christmas present this year: a Raiders win.
The Raiders defeated the Jaguars, 19-14, and helped to preserve the Giants’ hold of the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft as the two teams had been in a dogfight for the top pick.
The Giants took hold of the spot on Sunday afternoon after they suffered a 34-7 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta.
Ameer Abdullah scored the game-winning touchdown for the Raiders on a 7-yard rush with 11:26 left in the fourth quarter and Las Vegas trailing by one.
The win means the Giants are in control of their own destiny in terms of where they’ll draft in April.
The loss to Atlanta coupled with the Vegas win means they are the only remaining two-win team in the NFL going into the final two weeks of the season.
It’s no secret that the Giants’ biggest need is at quarterback after they parted ways with Daniel Jones earlier this season.
Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado star Shedeur Sanders are expected to be two of the top QBs available in this year’s draft class.
Should the Giants land the No. 1 pick it would be the first time since 1965 that the franchise has owned the top pick in the draft.
As long as the Giants lose their final two games of the season, they will be guaranteed the No. 1 overall pick.
The win for the Raiders dropped them all the way to the No. 6-overall spot in the draft, according to Tankathon.
The Patriots are in the No. 2 spot followed by the Jaguars, Titans and Browns.
Things could get murky for the Giants should they win either of their last two games with the possibility of their dropping down to the No. 7-overall pick depending on the tiebreak scenarios with the other five three-win teams.