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.