Jayden Daniels leads Commanders to 27-22 win over Giants for their best start since 1996

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jayden Daniels didn't request to propulsion a Hail Mary connected nan last play — aliases do thing spectacular, really, to lead his Washington Commanders past nan bumbling New York Giants.

The sensational rookie made plays pinch his limb and legs and sewage a coagulated supporting effort from his defense arsenic nan Commanders again showed nan remainder of nan NFL they're for existent by beating nan Giants 27-22 connected Sunday. Washington moved to 7-2 for nan first clip since 1996.

Daniels deed Terry McLaurin connected scoring passes of 1 and 18 yards successful nan first half, and Austin Ekeler, filling successful for nan injured Brian Robinson, scored connected a 1-yard tally arsenic nan Commanders completed a play expanse of nan Giants (2-7).

Commanders coach Dan Quinn said his biggest interest against nan NFC East rival Giants was whether his squad would retrieve from nan affectional triumph complete nan Bears, which ended erstwhile Noah Brown caught Daniels' heavy propulsion that was tipped to him successful nan extremity area pinch nary clip left.

“It was for illustration a historical triumph for america past week astatine location successful nan manner it went,” Quinn said. “How do you admit it and yet capable nan tanks backmost up knowing you're heading backmost into a section game? I thought it showed a batch of maturity from nan squad and poise to say, ‘That was cool, now we sewage to get correct backmost into nan adjacent process.’”

Daniels was successful power throughout, finishing 15 of 22 for 209 yards. He iced nan crippled pinch a 42-yard walk to Olamide Zaccheaus aft New York sewage wrong five.

“I’m conscionable happy for nan instrumentality base,” said Daniels, who added that his attraction remains 1 crippled and 1 week astatine a time. “They tin beryllium truthful proud of nan merchandise we are putting retired connected nan field.”

Austin Seibert, who kicked 7 section goals successful nan Commanders' 21-18 triumph successful September, added 2 more, and linebacker Dante Fowler had a large strip-sack early to group up nan opening touchdown. The Giants person mislaid 4 consecutive and fell to 0-5 astatine home.

“Tough game, competitory game,” Giants coach Brian Daboll said. “In nan extremity conscionable didn’t make capable plays to get nan result we wanted.”

Daniel Jones threw a 2-yard touchdown walk to tight extremity Chris Manhertz and powered his measurement done 2 tackles connected a 2-yard fourth-quarter TD tally for New York. He added a precocious 35-yard TD walk to rookie Theo Johnson, but nan Giants missed some 2-point conversion attempts. Jude McAtamney kicked a 31-yard section extremity successful nan Irishman's NFL debut.

The Giants were their ain worst enemy. Jones' fumble connected nan sack by Fowler was ruled an incomplete walk connected nan field, but Washington challenged nan telephone and won. The play started astatine nan Washington 29 and ended pinch Bobby Wagner recovering nan fumble astatine nan New York 31.

New York besides had a awesome missed tackle connected a third-and-18 play precocious successful nan 2nd quarter, starring to a first down that group up McLaurin's 18-yard TD connected nan adjacent play. And nan Giants had a TD called backmost by an violative walk interference connected fourth-and-1 from nan Washington 3 while trailing 21-7.

Jones vanished 20 of 26 for 174 yards. Malik Nabers, Daniels' LSU teammate, had 9 catches for 59 yards. Nabers had a friends speech pinch Daniels aft an incomplete walk successful nan 4th quarter.

Nabers would not opportunity what nan 2 discussed. He was consenting to remark connected Daniels' play.

“Nothing different. Leading his squad to a triumph — he’s going to do that each clip he steps connected nan field,” Nabers said.

Washington: Robinson was inactive pinch a hamstring injury. ... DT Philarian Mathis was evaluated for a concussion successful nan 4th quarter.

Giants: WRs Darius Slayton and Ihmir Smith-Marsette were some evaluated for concussions late.

Commanders: Host Pittsburgh adjacent Sunday.

Giants: Travel to Germany, wherever they will look Carolina adjacent Sunday successful Munich.

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