Giants host Vikings in NFL preseason game on August 15

The New York Giants open their 2026 preseason schedule against the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup of new-look squads on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The game, set to kick off at 1 p.m. ET, marks the debut of head coach John Harbaugh on the Giants sideline and provides the first live-game look at Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray after he won the starting job.

The Vikings traveled to New Jersey to face a Giants team that finished 4-13 last season and brought in Harbaugh, a former Baltimore Ravens coach, to lead a rebuild. Murray, who secured the quarterback position over J.J. McCarthy earlier in the week, will make his first start for Minnesota. He aims to elevate an offense that struggled with inconsistent quarterback play in 2025, while a defense that ranked seventh in the NFL in scoring last season returns largely intact.

For New York, the game introduces the offensive partnership of second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart and running back Cam Skattebo under Harbaugh's leadership. The Giants' rebuilt defense also gets an early test after a 2025 campaign in which it allowed a league-high 5.31 yards per carry. New York added the second overall...