The Washington Commanders stunned the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday Night Football, with Jayden Daniels finding Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard touchdown with 57 seconds remaining at MetLife Stadium.
Daniels marched Washington 71 yards in just 49 seconds after the two-minute warning, capping the drive with the strike to Diggs to steal a game the Giants had seemed poised to win. On the ensuing possession, cornerback Rasul Douglas intercepted J.J. McCarthy's deep heave intended for Malik Nabers to seal the victory.
The Giants had taken a 21-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter on Isaiah Likely's 66-yard touchdown catch, and two fourth-quarter interceptions — by Jevon Holland and Ar'Darious Washington, the first two thrown by Daniels all season — appeared to have put the game on ice. Likely finished with nine catches for 127 yards.
Daniels finished 23 of 33 passing for 249 yards and three touchdowns. The Commanders had led 10-7 at halftime on Ben Sinnott's touchdown catch, and Antonio Williams added a 31-yard catch-and-run score in the second half. Cam Skattebo scored the Giants' first touchdown of the night.
The win keeps Washington's season alive at 3-5-1 and pulls the Commanders within two games of the Giants in the loss column, with Washington now owning the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Giants, at 5-3-1, remain in first place in the NFC East with eight games to play.
The broadcast also carried an emotional tribute from Al Michaels to Dan Hicks, the longtime NBC Sports broadcaster whose death at 64 was announced on Thursday. Washington next faces the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football in Week 11.
