Giants-Commanders final score: New York loses to Washington, 27-22

Giants continue to flounder at home

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants continued to play miserably on home on Sunday, falling to the Washington Commanders 27-22 at MetLife Stadium. The Giants are now 0-5 at home, 2-7 overall, and have lost four straight games.

The Commanders lead the NFC East with a 7-2 record.

The Giants have now gone 2-7 or worse in six of the last eight seasons. They were swept by Washington for the first time since 2021 and have lost their first five home games for the first time since 1974.

The Giants trailed 21-7 at halftime. At that point, they had 142 yards rushing on 21 carries (6.8 yards per carry). Quarterback Daniel Jones, though, was just 4 of 6 for 0 yards with a touchdown pass, a fumble, and a quarterback rating of a stunning 109.7. Jones did throw a touchdown pass of 2 yards to Chris Manhertz, his first at MetLife Stadium since Jan. 1 of 2023.

The Giants had a potentially momentum shifting third-quarter touchdown wiped off the board. Jones hit Wan’Dale Robinson for a 3-yard score on fourth-and-1, but Darius Slayton was called for a questionable offensive pass interference penalty. Jude McAtamney hit a 31-yard field goal, the first of his NFL career, to make the score 21-10 with 5:27 left in the quarter. That is three straight games in which the Giants have had a touchdown negated by penalty.

The Giants got within 24-16 with 9:25 left in the game when Jones ran for a 2-yard score after hitting Slayton on a 22-yard pass. A 2-point conversion failed.

After a Commanders field goa, a 35-yard touchdown pass from Jones to Theo Johnson pulled the Giants within 27-22 with 2:46 to play. The Giants again failed on a 2-point conversion. The Commanders then ran out the clock.

Stats

Jones completed 20 of 26 passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran seven times for 54 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown.
Nabers caught nine passes for 59 yards. He became the second player in NFL history to have at least 50 catches in his first seven games.
Tyrone Tracy led the Giants with 16 carries for 66 yards. The Giants ran for 164 total yards on 31 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per rush.
The Giants held the ball for 32:00 to 28:00 for the Commanders.
Micah McFadden led the Giants with 11 tackles.
Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was 15 of 22 for 209 yards and two touchdowns.