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Who should Giants fans root for in Week 10?

Week 10 rooting guide for New York Giants fans (5-2-1, 67% to make the playoffs): root for the 49ers, the Patriots, the Falcons. Every Week 10 game ranked by how much it moves the Giants' playoff odds.

NYG
Giants
5-2-1 · #3 seed · 9 games left · remaining SOS .521
Make playoffs
67%
Win division
65%
#1 seed
2%
Avg draft pick
19.7
proj. 9.4 wins
Rooting guide

Who should Giants fans root for in Week 10?

The New York Giants are 5-2-1 with a 67% chance to make the playoffs, 64% to win the division and 2% to earn the No. 1 seed, based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season.

Their own game against the Commanders (Thu, Nov 12) matters most, of course.

The biggest outside game for Giants fans: root for the 49ers over the Cowboys (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 16 pts of division odds.

Next, root for the Patriots over the Lions (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 2 pts of playoff odds.

Also, root for the Falcons over the Chiefs (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 2 pts of playoff odds.

And, root for the Saints over the Panthers (Sun, Nov 15), worth about 1 pt of division odds.

Updated after every game. Odds use the real standings, not your picks. See all Giants playoff scenarios.

Every Week 10 result, ranked by how much it helps the Giants' playoff chances (67% to make it, 64% to win the division, 2% for the #1 seed). Based on the real standings, not your picks. Gold marks the side to root for.

Your gameBig
WAS
Commanders
@
NYG
Giants
Root for
16 pts of division oddsBig
SF
49ers
Root for
@
DAL
Cowboys
2 pts of playoff oddsMedium
NE
Patriots
Root for
@
DET
Lions
2 pts of playoff oddsMedium
KC
Chiefs
@
ATL
Falcons
Root for
1 pt of division oddsSmall
CAR
Panthers
@
NO
Saints
Root for
Better NFC rival takes a lossSmall
LA
Rams
@
ARI
Cardinals
Root for
Better NFC rival takes a lossSmall
MIN
Vikings
@
GB
Packers
Root for
NFC rival loses to the AFCSmall
SEA
Seahawks
@
LV
Raiders
Root for
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
MIA
Dolphins
@
IND
Colts
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
BUF
Bills
@
NYJ
Jets
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
LAC
Chargers
@
BAL
Ravens
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
JAX
Jaguars
@
TEN
Titans
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
HOU
Texans
@
CLE
Browns
Doesn't touch the NFC raceNo effect
PIT
Steelers
@
CIN
Bengals

NFC

1SF49ers div7-195%
2CHIBears div7-285%
3NYGGiants div5-2-167%
4CARPanthers div 3-530%
5DETLions 6-282%
6MINVikings 6-277%
7GBPackers 6-359%
in the hunt
SEASeahawks 5-447%
LARams 5-445%
DALCowboys 4-530%
NOSaints 3-523%
TBBuccaneers 3-631%
ATLFalcons 3-619%
ARICardinals 3-61%
WASCommanders 2-5-18%
PHIEagles 2-71%