Giants Wire
The New York Giants couldn’t rally on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, falling to the Washington Commanders, 27-22.
The loss was a wasted effort for quarterback Daniel Jones, who had his strongest performance in front of hometown fans since January of 2023. He accounted for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and had a fourth called back on an egregious offensive pass interference call.
Five-plus dropped passes and an underwhelming defensive performance, coupled with questionable clock management, certainly didn’t help matters.
Here are the snap counts that contributed to the Giants’ Week 9 loss.
Offensive snaps: 65
Defensive snaps: 62
Special teams snaps: 22
Wide receiver Jalin Hyatt is back to being the forgotten man. He took just four offensive snaps in Week 9 and did not see a single target. With all the talk about trading Darius Slayton, perhaps general manager Joe Schoen should test the waters and see if he could get a JUGS machine or something in return for Hyatt.
Cornerback Deonte Banks, fresh off his Week 8 benching, took 100 percent of the defensive snaps and surrendered a nearly uncontested touchdown to Terry McLaurin.
Also on defense, the Giants used four different defensive tackles not named Dexter Lawrence on Sunday and all four were exposed when Sexy Dexy wasn’t on the field. The Commanders ran right at them every single time.
