Story byBen KrimmelMon, December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM UTC·5 min readGiants quarterback Jaxson Dart has never been short on confidence, even as his rookie season has been marred by a concussion that cost him two games, the firing of the head coach who drafted him, and suffering through a streak of nine games without a win. Coming off a down game a week ago, the Week 17 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders, another lowly side stuck in a nine-game losing skid, with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft dangling as a carrot to the loser, Dart was determined not to let an opportunity to earn a third career win slip away. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I was confident that we, as a team, were going to bounce back and play better," Dart said after the Giants’ 34-10 win. "I knew that I was going to play better this week.