Big Blue View
The New York Giants were embarrassed for much of their game against the Washington Commanders. While the final score appeared respectable—a 29–21 home loss coming out of the bye week—the game itself told a different story. After building a 29–14 lead, Washington repeatedly tried to hand the Giants a chance to steal the game. Two fourth-quarter Commanders fumbles led to a Giants touchdown, but New York ultimately couldn’t capitalize and failed to complete the comeback.
Another embarrassing loss in an embarrassing season. Here are the position-by-position grades.
Quarterback
A disappointing performance from the rookie quarterback, who had a terrible interception in the final seconds of the first half to Mike Sainristil. Dart looked indecisive and unsure for much of the first half. Dart used his legs frequently throughout the game. Dart did stabilize in the third quarter, and he found Tyrone Tracy Jr. on an out-and-up against Bobby Wagner for a well-placed touchdown pass that made the score 22-14.
Dart had a better second half with some high-level throws: the 45-yard pass to Theo Johnson and the Tracy Jr. touchdown throw. The throw to Slayton that was dropped wasn’t perfect, but an NFL wide receiver should catch that ball.
Dart finished stronger than he started: 20 of 36 for 246 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He also had 63 yards on the ground and added a trip to the medical tent on a goal-line rush. Overall, it wasn’t Dart’s best effort.
Grade: C-
Running Back
Tyrone Tracy Jr. had a pair of touchdowns and looked very impressive; his wheel route against Bobby Wagner to cap off a solid opening second-half drive showcased his receiver skills from his time in Iowa. Tracy Jr. was the bell-cow with 15 carries for 70 yards with a touchdown on the ground, along with his touchdown reception; he finished with three catches for 27 yards on three targets. Devin Singletary had just one catch for 1 yard with five carries for 13 yards.
Grade: A –
Wide Receiver
There was a Jalin Hyatt sighting! Most notably, on the Jaxson Dart interception to Sainristil. Darius Slayton opened the game with an explosive play – a 20 yard gain off play action, but he had a costly drop in the third quarter on third down. Slayton broke open on an important second-and-twenty; he was wide open in the end zone but Dart put a bit too much air under it.
Still, it was catchable and Slayton got both hands on the football until Antonio Hamilton knocked it loose. Slayton finished with four catches for 53 yards on ten targets. Wan’Dale Robinson continued to operate underneath and he scored a late 16-yard touchdown pass; Robinson sold his inside break very well against Mike Sainristil. Robinson finished with five catches on ten targets for 54 yards with a touchdown. Isaiah Hogins had just one catch for 4 yards on two targets.
Grade: C-
Tight End
Theo Johnson had a nicely designed 25-yard screen early in the second...
