Quarterback Russell Wilson will make his New York Giants debut this Sunday afternoon when Big Blue faces off against the Washington Commanders down in Landover in the 2025 season opener.

Wilson, in his 14th season, will be making his 200th NFL career start when he lines up under center for the first time as a Giant this Sunday.

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“I think to be able to have 200 career starts, regular season starts, and not even count the playoffs, it’s a blessing,” Wilson told reporters on Wednesday. “I think a big part of it, too, like you said, is longevity. I think longevity, I think also just the will and determination to have a plan. Meaning, what’s my treatment schedule? What time am I waking up? What time are you doing this?

“The consistency and the obsession with that. What time are we watching film? Knowing that on Tuesday, it’s Tuesday, what we’re doing. On Wednesday, we know exactly what we’re doing. That plan and building that out and having a vision for it. One of my favorite scriptures is Habakkuk 2:2. It says, ‘Write it out plain so they can see it and run to it.’ I think a big part of it for me is writing it out and seeing it and doing it.

“God’s blessed me with a lot of talent. I have a lot of great people around me to push me and challenge me. I love that every day. Just to do with these guys, man, it makes it fun. I get to do what I love to do with a lot of great guys.”

Wilson’s longevity isn’t the only impressive thing about his career. He has a 99.8 career passer rating, which ranks fifth all-time among quarterbacks who have at least 1,500 passing attempts. He is also one of five quarterbacks to have seven or more seasons with a 100-plus passer rating.

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Wilson appears to be very settled in New York with these young Giants and has infected this dormant and unimaginative offense with his patented enthusiasm and penchant for the deep pass. He was asked what he’s seen that has changed since he arrived this past offseason.

“I think that we’ve been evolving, I wouldn’t say changing, but I think definitely evolving is just our mindset,” he said. “I think mindset is everything. I think belief is everything. I think belief in one another, faith in one another, faith in the process, and belief in the process and the system and what we do really well. Then, working at those things at a relentless rate. I think Coach Daboll has done a tremendous job of leading us, communicating with us as players, challenging us accountability-wise.

“I think, too, we’ve been having a lot of fun together. We get to do the best thing in the world, play football, do what we love to do with a lot of guys that we love. That’s what makes it great. Especially when you get to do it with a great organization. They do it the right way here. I think that makes it fun, too. You come to work, you’re excited to ball.”

Fun only takes you so far, Wilson admits.

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“But at the end of the day, we’ve got to go do it,” he said. “That’s the great part about it. We get to try to control that as much as possible. I think we’ve been controlling the controllables, if that makes any sense. I think the controllables are hard work, time, and really spending a lot of time on the details of the work. I think we’ve been doing that really well.”

We’ll see how far the Giants have evolved this Sunday.

This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Russell Wilson preparing for 200th career start in Giants debut