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New York Giants owner John Mara, who has been battling an undisclosed form of cancer for three months, was honored with a game ball after one of the team’s biggest wins in a painful season.
The Giants got their first win against the archrival Dallas Cowboys since 2020. With a 34-17 thumping, the Giants finished one game better than their record in 2024. It’s also their first season since 2020 with wins against the Eagles and Cowboys.
Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger, who had a 29-yard touchdown reception, told reporters after the game how the game’s ball affected Mara’s mood.
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“[Mara] mentioned that he jogs to his treatments now because of this,” Bellinger said. “He’s got to be the toughest guy in the locker room no matter what everybody else is going through. He’s resilient as a guy and we respect him as our leader, our owner.”
Beating Dallas and other results around the NFL took the Giants (4-13) out of contention for a top-two draft pick.
But Mara has repeatedly made it a policy that he demands win over draft positioning as an NFL owner.
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Giants captain Andrew Thomas told The New York Post. “It’s a great feeling,” to win the match for Mara.
“You can tell he cares about this place; there’s a lot of legacy with his family, it means a lot to him, and it’s not just his words, it’s his actions,” Thomas said. “He’s there; a lot of owners don’t commit that much. We certainly appreciate that. We want to win every game we play and more importantly we want to do it more consistently. That’s our goal and I’m sure that would make Mr Mara happy. We know he’s going through a difficult situation so we’re praying for him that he can come out there with us and hope.”
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Mara and the Giants will now look ahead to find a new head coach and make moves in the 2026 offseason.
