ESPN’s analytics team has released its 2017 NFL projections, called the FPI (Football Power Index).
The FPI predicts the final record for every team and ranks how it thinks they will finish in the division.
For our purposes, the FPI is predicting that the New York Giants will take a three game step backwards, finishing 8-8 (8.2-7.7), and come in second in their division, with a 22.6 percent chance of winning the division.
Unsurprisingly, they are also predicting that the Dallas Cowboys will win the division (46.4 percent chance), with a 9-7 record (9.