The New York Giants just narrowly missed out on the playoffs last season – but they’ll need a better performance to get in this year. They can’t expect the same degree of luck and other teams losing at just the right time to keep them in the race until the end of the season. However, the Giants have made a number of additions targeting a playoff run and that’s gotten them on the radar of some of the media as a dark horse playoff contender this season.
In a list of losing teams from 2020 that should make the playoffs in 2021, Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr placed the Giants as the sixth team in along with names such as San Francisco and divisional rival Dallas.