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Cowboys, Eagles among NFL’s overrated teams, per The Athletic
If prognosticators at The Athletic are correct, the New York Giants could be in the thick of a playoff race and perhaps a fight for the NFC East title in the final weeks of the 2026-27 NFL season.
The commonly accepted over/under victory total for the Giants via oddsmakers has been 7.5. Using that number, The Athletic's Vic Tafur recently took the "over." He wrote:
I like to avoid crowds the older I get, but there's no getting away from (blows trumpet) the most popular season-total bet of them all. Offensive guru Brian Daboll was pretty incompetent as the Giants' coach and hit the bricks, and in walks Super Bowl winning coach John Harbaugh. He is going to have to tone down Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo — and hope Malik Nabers is back to full strength — but Harbaugh did bring along tight end Isaiah Likely to help.
Harbaugh is also being gifted a nasty pass rush on defense. A big reason why I like this one so much is I also plan to get down on Abdul Carter at 50-1 as Defensive Player of the Year. He had more maturity issues than sacks (four) as a rookie last season, but the 18 QB hits and 66 pressures were impressive.