Giants Playoff Photos: Breaking Down New York’s Potential Opponents in the 2023 NFL Bracket

The Giants entered the 2022 NFL season with little fanfare. The team is undergoing a minor restructuring as head coach Brian Daball and general manager Joe Shane’s new Brain Trust in New York assessed a roster with moderate talent and few resources to make up for it. was estimated.

The 2022 season will be a season for the Giants to assess whether Daniel Jones can be the quarterback answer and whether Saqon Barkley can recover after several injury-plagued seasons.

Instead, the Giants exceeded expectations. They took advantage of an easy schedule early in the season to get off to a 7-2 start despite playing in a loaded NFC East.

And just before Week 18, the team officially qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The 2022 season is considered a successful season for the Giants regardless of their postseason results. That said, many New York fans want to know exactly what the Giants’ chances of making it to the postseason are and who they’ll face in the wildcard round.

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Which team would that be? Here’s a breakdown of how Week 18 impacts the Giants’ postseason outlook and potential opponents.

Why The Giants Are Fixed As The NFC No. 6 Seed

The Giants were pinned as the No. 6 seed in the NFC playoff picture after a 38-10 victory over the Colts in Week 17.

New York has a 9-6-1 record and is third in the NFC East. Falling far behind Philadelphia (13-3) and Dallas (12-4), the Giants cannot top the division champions or wildcard teams.

So the only question the Giants faced was whether the team could catch them in the race for the seventh seed. They lead his three teams (Seahawks, Packers and Lions) for that spot in that race by 1.5 games. With one game left in the season, the Giants are seeded sixth.

Had the Giants lost to the Commanders in Week 12 instead of a tie, they could have been in danger of a three-way tie for the final two NFC playoff spots by the end of Week 18. to them at the end.

Details: Saquon Barkley congratulates Daniel Jones and Brian Daboll after earning a playoff spot.

Potential giants playoff matchups.

The Giants have only two opponents in the first round of the 2023 NFL playoffs. Either the 49ers or the Vikings, depending on how Week 18 goes.

As it stands, the Vikings are the No. 3 seed in the NFC and are the team most likely to face the Giants. They are lagging behind in many of the tiebreaker categories they need to move up the NFC standings. They lost straight to the Eagles and Cowboys and have the worst conference record (7-4) of any team competing for the top two seeds.

Vikings would end up as the 3rd seed if any of the following scenarios happened:

• Minnesota loses OR
• San Francisco wins by OR
• Both teams tied

Meanwhile, the 49ers could only become the No. 3 seed if one of the following scenarios unfolded:

• San Francisco loses and Minnesota wins or draws
• San Francisco tied, Minnesota won

That said, it seems likely that Vikings will remain in third place. So the Giants can tentatively start brainstorming ways to avenge his 27-24 loss to Minnesota in Week 16, but rule out the possibility of facing the 49ers. can not.