Oct 18, 2026; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) runs after a catch against the New Orleans Saints defense during the third quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Zoom out just a bit, and Malik Nabers winning the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October is that much more remarkable.
Working back to full speed after a season-ending knee injury last season and working with three different starting quarterbacks, the Giants’ wide receiver churned out a monster month worthy of league recognition, as the NFL announced on Thursday.
Nabers led the NFL with 509 receiving yards on 36 catches, along with two touchdowns. Those 36 receptions were the second-most in the NFL from Weeks 4-7, while his eight catches of 25-plus yards and 22 first downs led the league.
The third-year receiver is the first Giant to win NFC Offensive Player of the Month since quarterback Eli Manning in November of 2008. He is also the first wide receiver in team history to win the award, which was first awarded during the 1986 season.
Nabers enters Week 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles with four straight 100-plus-yard receiving games, which is tied for the longest active streak in the NFL and level with Odell Beckham in 2014 for the second-longest streak in team history.
“He does make it easy because he’s such a good playmaker,” offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said of Nabers on Thursday. “And the other part of this, too, is you see some teams where you run into maybe one guy that doesn’t have complementaries on the other side. So, some of the credit, without a doubt, has to go to these other players that we have to help get open. So, whether you double team, you don’t double team. That’s been a big part of it, and probably also just learning what routes he does well, what he likes, so that we can put it all together. And then he inevitably has to make the plays.”
It is the second time in as many months that a Giant has won top honors in the conference. Safety Jevon Holland was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month in September.
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