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Giants Rout Raiders, Shifting No. 1 Pick Race to Las Vegas

Las Vegas can clinch the No. 1 pick with a Week 18 loss to Kansas City.

Overview

  • New York ended a nine-game slide with a 34-10 win to reach 3-13 as Las Vegas fell to 2-14 and an NFL-worst 10 straight losses.
  • The Raiders hold the inside track to the 2026 draft’s top selection, while the Giants can only reclaim it with a loss to Dallas plus a Raiders win; strength of schedule breaks any ties.
  • Rookie Jaxson Dart threw for 207 yards and ran for two scores, and Wan'Dale Robinson caught 11 passes for 113 yards to surpass 1,000 on the season.
  • Geno Smith exited with a right-ankle injury after his second interception, giving him a league-high 17 picks, as Kenny Pickett finished the game.
  • Las Vegas placed Maxx Crosby, Brock Bowers and Jeremy Chinn on season-ending IR before the game, fueling outside tanking chatter, while interim Mike Kafka recorded his first win.