Cardinals-Giants carries unexpected historical significance

Via NBC Sports research, the two teams first met 100 years ago next month, on November 7, 1926. Today's game will be the 130th time they've squared off.

From 1950 through 2001 (with the exception of 1968 and 1982), they played twice per year. Even after the Cardinals moved to Arizona, they remained in the NFC East for more than a decade.

Since the realignment of the divisions in 2002, they've played 11 times. Most recently, they met in 2023. The Giants won that one, 31-28; the Cardinals had won four in a row before that.