NFL Football

2025-09-28 - Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants

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Los Angeles Chargers @ New York Giants
United States : NFL Week 4
Sunday 28th September 2025 - Scheduled 1pm
6pm (British Time)

Preview

Making a perfect start to the season would please any team, but there is something extra special about beating all three Divisional rivals. That is the case for the Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) through the first three weeks of the season and Head Coach Jim Harbaugh has to be really excited about what he has seen from his team, as well as the early struggles of main AFC West rivals Kansas City Chiefs.

There has been plenty of praise for his players, but no one can secure Playoff spots in September and Harbaugh will be testing his team and their concentration levels.

This is a tough spot- the early Sunday kick off on the East Coast is never easy for any team coming from the Pacific Time Zone, but the Chargers are facing a New York Giants (0-3) team that looks firmly in transition.

After the latest defeat, Head Coach Brian Daboll had to listen to the fans and his time in charge of the Giants will come down to how Jaxson Dart performs at Quarter Back. Russell Wilson has looked a shadow of the player he once was and the fans were demanding to see Dart so the decision was an easy one to make, while an injury to starting Running Back Tyrone Tracy Jr means Cam Skattebo will be earning the majority of carries.

Some have suggested that Daboll would have been better off waiting a couple of weeks before bringing Jaxson Dart in for his first NFL start once this game was out of the way, but time has run out for the Head Coach who oversaw a 3-14 record in 2024.

There could be opportunities for Skattebo to run the ball effectively, although the Giants Offensive Line have had their issues early this season. They will need to try and establish the rookie, who is going to run hard against a Chargers Defensive Line that have struggled to stop the run, while Jaxson Dart is more mobile than Russell Wilson and he will be willing to run with the ball.

Running the ball is likely going to be the focus considering some of the issues the Giants have had in pass protection, while the Chargers Secondary have also continued to play at a high level. Any rookie is going to have to deal with picking up the pace of the NFL and Jaxson Dart will have some difficult moments in this game, which should give an experienced and talented Chargers team the edge.

Najee Harris was lost for the season last week, but Omarion Hampton might thrive with the backfield completely his as he showed last week. Another rookie, Hampton may have a bigger impact on the ground and he showed that he can catch passes coming out of the backfield which gives the Chargers yet another threat.

It is Justin Herbert who has been on the end of a whole lot of praise and he should be in a better position if Hampton can establish the run as Jim Harbaugh likes.

He has been making big plays in the passing game, despite having been put under pressure in the pass rush and this Giants Secondary has been exploited in the three games played. Justin Herbert has looked after the ball, which is really important, and is more than capable of moving forward in the pocket to avoid pass rush pressure and pick up yards with his legs.

However, it is Herbert's arm that can put the Chargers in a position to win this game on the road and his team are 7-2 against the spread as road favourites under the current Head Coach. Last season they won games at Carolina, Cleveland, Atlanta and New England as road favourites and Jim Harbaugh is a Head Coach who will have the team motivated and focused in a tough scheduling spot.

You have to believe the home crowd will be firmly behind Jaxson Dart in his first start for the team, but it could become difficult if the Giants have to become one-dimensional Offensively to get back into the game.

This is where the Chargers could take over and they may be able to make a late stop to secure a win by at least a converted Touchdown.