Giants lose No 1 overall pick to Raiders after blowout victory snaps nine-game losing streak

Jaxson Dart and the New York Giants yet got that winning feeling backmost connected gameday, but it came astatine a price. 

With their 34-10 triumph against the Las Vegas Raiders, they relinquished power of the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2026 NFL Draft. The Raiders present ain the prime heading into their regular-season finale successful Week 18. 

The Giants are 3-13 connected the season, portion the Raiders determination to 2-14. 

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Jaxson Dart of the New York Giants makes a walk during the archetypal 4th of the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Dec. 28, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)

New York entered this crippled owning the worst grounds successful the league erstwhile accounting for spot of docket arsenic well. If they mislaid to the Raiders, the Giants would've solidified the No. 1 pick.

But, of course, nary squad is trying to suffer connected gameday and the Giants showcased that close successful the archetypal 4th aft a clutch interception by linebacker Bobby Okereke arsenic Geno Smith and the Raiders’ discourtesy were moving successful the Giants’ reddish zone.

Five plays later, the Giants turned the turnover into the archetypal points of the game, arsenic Devin Singletary scored from 1 gait retired to marque it 7-0.

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The Raiders would respond with a tract extremity connected the ensuing drive, but Dart, the rookie who has shined contempt the Giants’ results this season, wanted to get backmost into the extremity zone. He rushed for 12 yards up the mediate for the archetypal of his 2 rushing touchdowns successful this game.

Before halftime, the Giants took a 17-3 pb and cemented themselves successful a presumption to interruption their losing streak of 9 consecutive games.

Jamal Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders tackles Wan'Dale Robinson of the New York Giants during the 2nd 4th of the crippled astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Dec. 28, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

Smith, though, was hoping that his touchdown walk to Tyler Lockett would get the Raiders backmost successful the game, but the ensuing kickoff proved otherwise.

Deonte Banks, the Giants’ first-round cornerback who has not lived up to those expectations, did showcase his skills successful the instrumentality game, going 95 yards to the location to marque it a 27-10 shot game.

The Giants would seal their triumph with a 15-play, 75-yard thrust that ended with Dart scampered into the extremity portion connected fourth-and-1 adjacent the extremity line.

Wan'Dale Robinson whitethorn not person gotten into the extremity portion for New York, but helium did pb the crippled with 11 receptions for 113 yards successful a tremendous performance.

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Now, the Giants inactive person a accidental astatine gaining the No. 1 wide prime back, but it does impact losing. They would request to suffer to the Dallas Cowboys successful Week 18, portion the Raiders indispensable decision the Kansas City Chiefs.

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