Week 10 – Washington Commanders at New York Giants

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November 13, 2026

By Noonefromtampa

First Quarter

Washington won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Giants offense started the drive strong, with JJ McCarthy hitting Cam Skattebo for a 3 yard completion. Skattebo had two runs for 9 and 14 yards with Isaiah Likely catching a 9 yard pass. Sonny Styles forced an incompletion on a second down blitz and sure-handed Likely dropped the ball on the third down throw leading to a Giants punt.

Washington picked up a first down behind short runs from Rachaad White sandwiched around a 7 yard catch by Treylon Burks. Brandon Coleman had yet another false start to put the Commanders in a second and 12 hold they could not climb out of. Tress Way punted to the Giants 42 yard line.

Amik Robertson tackled Malik Nabors for a 3 yard loss on a tunnel screen. Likely picked up 6 yards on a short throw. McCarthy was close to being sacked near the line of scrimmage when he underhanded to Skattebo, who picked up 34 yards down to the Washington 21 yard line. Nabers picked up 6 yards on another screen. The Washington defense held though stopping Skattebo for no gain and McCarthey over him in the end zone. Dominic Zvada hooked the 33-yard field goal attempt wide left.

Austin Ekeler started the next drive with an 8 yard reception. He picked up a first down with a tough 3 yard run over the left side. Chib Okonkwo had a 6-yard catch and Jayden Daniels scrambled for 3 yards. Ekeler picked up the first down and followed that up with a short run of 2 yards. Burks caught a pass of 20 yards on a Daniels roll out to the right side. John Bates had the false start this time, but Okonkwo has a 11-l yard reception to make it second and four.

Second Quarter

Ekeler lost a yard and a Burks dropped a carom off of Diggs helmet after a video review. Drew Stevens hit 46 yard field just inside the right upright to give Washington a 3-0 lead.

McCarthy scrambled for 12 yards on first down, but that was the majority of the drive. A short rushing gain, an incompletion and a third down sack by Odafe Oweh forced another Giants punt.

Washington went three and out with Ben Sinnott catching a 5 yard pass.

A Nick Cross blitz forced an incompletion on first down. Likely gained 5 yards on a catch and Darnell Mooney picked the first down with a 6 yard reception. A 11 yard reception by Likely and a 11 yard scramble moved the ball to the Washington 39 yard line. The Giants picked up 9 yards and on fourth down Jameis Winston picked up the first down on a quarterback sneak. The Giants kept moving the ball and were aided by a defensive pass interference call in the end zone by Jeremy Reaves where Skattebo scored from the one afterwards. The successful extra point gave the Giants a 7-3 lead.

Ekeler caught an 8 yard pass to reach the two-minute warning. Daniels found Diggs alone in the middle of the zone and he ran for 30 yards down to the Giants 29 yard line. Ekeler ran for two yards and the Sinnott caught a pass for 12 yards. White ran for 7 yards down to the 8 yard line, then he ran for another 7 yards down to the one. A no gain run and incompletion took the clock down to 9 seconds where Sinnott caught the pass from Daniels for the touchdown. The successful extra point gave the Commanders a 10-7 lead.

The Giants took a knee to end the half.

Third Quarter

The drive started horribly with a 1 yard loss by White, a 14 yard sack by Shelby Harris and a delay of game penalty. Ekeler ran for 3 yards on third down from the three. Way punted it away to the Giants 45 yard line.

McCarthy hit Malachi Fields for 25 yards to start the drive. After an incompletion, Likely had a 10 yard reception. Skattebo ran for 7 yards and then 13 yards for the touchdown. The successful extra point gave the Giants a 14-10 lead.

Washington quickly answered. Sinnott has a 24 yard reception and Daniels then scrambled for 8 yards. Ekeler picked up 5 yards on a checkdown for the first down. Robert Henry Jr. ran for 4 yards and Diggs caught a 5 yard pass short of the marker. In a great call by David Blough, the Commanders faked the run and Daniel hit Antonio Williams in stride who outraced the defensive back to the end zone for a 31 yard touchdown. The extra point was good, giving the Commanders the lead back at 17-14.

Nabors ran a stop and go route and McCarthy hit him for 37 yards. Skattebo ran for 3 yards. Fields caught a 16 yard over the middle. Robertson tackled Skattebo for a 2 yard loss on a pitch play. Nabers caught a short pass and Frankie Luvu knocked the ball out which Reaves recovered.

Henry ran for no gain and Daniels threw an incompletion. Diggs had a short reception which lead to a Way punt.

The Giants gained 31 yards on a 7 play drive and had to punt it away. Washington gained 47 yards rushing with White gaining 18 yards on one run. Washington elected to pass on fourth and two instead of attempting a long field goal. It was incomplete.

Skattebo ran for 3 yards and a throw to Nabers was incomplete. Then Washington blitzed but Cross paused before hitting McCarthy who completed the pass to Likely who outran the Washington secondary for a 66 yard touchdown. With the extra point, the Giants took a 21-17 lead with just over 8 minutes to play.

Luke McCaffrey caused the kickoff to be out of bounds, giving Washington the ball at their own 40 yard line. Williams had an 11 yard reception to start the drive and Okonkwo picked up 5 yards out an out throw. Ekeler ran for 4 yards and after offsetting penalties, White picked 5 yards and the first down. White then caught a 5 yard pass and Daniels ran for the first down on the next play. Daniels underthrew Okonkwo and Jevón Holland made the interception.

With the ball at the two, Skattebo ran twice for 9 yards, and Winston came on for the QB sneak. It failed upon being challenged. The Giants punted the ball after trying to make the Commanders jump offside.

Washington failed to convert on fourth and one, with Daniels throwing another interception.

Skattebo picked up 7 yards on two carries and then Sonny Styles tackled McCarthy for a two yard loss. The punt only went 12 yards.

Burks drew a 33 yard defensive pass interference penalty to start the drive. Daniels scrambled for 1 yard and Ekeler caught a 5 yard pass. Daniels hit Diggs in stride over the middle where the two Giants defensive backs took each other out and Diggs ran untouched into the end zone. The extra point made it a 24-21 Washington lead.

Washington missed an opportunity when Kain Medrano punched the ball out on the kickoff but the Giants recovered. Fields caught a 21 yard pass with 48 seconds left. After two incompletions forced by blitzes, Rasul Douglas intercepted the deep throw to Nabors and Daniels took the knee twice for the win.

Thoughts

Brandon Coleman got his false start again this week.

The offense still commits to many mistakes.

The defense misses Javon Kinlaw and Daron Payne in stopping the run.

The defense held the opponent to 21 points or less for two straight weeks.

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