The New York Giants can’t seem to find a moment’s rest these days.

They blew their first two games of the 2024 regular season against the Vikings – a 28-6 blowout loss – and the Commanders, a 21-18 gut punch. Those were two games most people expected the Giants to win, but they disappointed.

Starting next week, they begin a grueling six-week slate of games, including three dates against AFC North teams, starting with the Cleveland Browns in Week 3, the Bengals on Monday night in Week 6 and the Steelers on Sunday night in Week 8. And after the Giants are done playing the Browns, they’ll have a short work week as the Cowboys come to town for Thursday Night Football.

The next “break” the Giants were supposed to have on their schedule was in Week 10, when they fly to Berlin, Germany to take on the struggling Carolina Panthers. But today, news broke that instead of facing Bryce Young, the Panthers’ franchise quarterback, it will be veteran Andy Dalton in the middle (assuming he stays healthy).

Dalton has faced the Giants as their starting quarterback five times in his career, going 3-2 in those games. He has completed 93 of 152 pass attempts (61.1 percent) for 931 yards and six touchdowns with just three interceptions, but has been sacked 12 times.

Young, who the Panthers traded up to draft No. 1 overall, has struggled this season. He has the lowest NFL passer rating among starting quarterbacks (44.1) and has completed just 55.4 percent of his pass attempts for 245 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions.