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Giants Fire Brian Daboll After 2-8 Start With Mike Kafka as Interim Coach

Ownership kept GM Joe Schoen to run the head-coach search after repeated late-game collapses.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants looks on during the second quarter in the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 09, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Oct 26, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll reacts in the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants looks on during the second quarter in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

Overview

  • New York fell to 2-8 after a 24-20 loss at Chicago in which a 10-point fourth-quarter lead disappeared, the fourth blown double-digit lead of the season.
  • Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka takes over as interim head coach, and the rest of the staff — including defensive coordinator Shane Bowen — remains in place for now.
  • Daboll departs with a 20-40-1 record as GM Joe Schoen stays on to lead the search for a permanent replacement.
  • The midseason dismissal is unusual for the franchise, marking the Giants’ first in-season coaching change since 2017.
  • Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart exited the Bears game with a concussion and is in the protocol after multiple evaluations this season, a factor noted in coverage of the decision.