Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, New York Giants' head coach opening have links by NFL insider originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Giants will need a new head coach at the end of the season, assuming they don't stick with interim Mike Kafka after firing Brian Daboll.

The Giants have been outscored during this 5-17-1 division stretch under Schoen and the fired Brian Daboll by a total of 608-423. That means opponents on average have beaten them by a score of 26.4 to 18.4 in their division matchups — more than a touchdown per game.

For the week of December 1 through December 7, the Fox late afternoon game (primarily featuring Bears-Packers) averaged 27.943 million viewers. Sunday Night Football between the Texans and Chiefs finished second, with 21.762 million.

New York entered the fourth quarter of its Week 7 road game versus the Denver Broncos with a 19-0 lead. The home team quickly got on the scoreboard, but tight end Theo Johnson scored on a 41-yard reception to put Big Blue up 26-8 with 10:14 left on the clock. Victory seemed certain.

BetMGM NFL odds: Giants by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Commanders 4-9; Giants 7-6. Series record: New York leads 108-74-5. Last

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