Commanders Beat Giants 24-21 on Jayden Daniels' Late Touchdown Pass
Jayden Daniels threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds left, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday night.
It was Daniels' third touchdown pass of the game. He also found Ben Sinnott and Antonio Williams for scores, and he finished 23 of 33 for 249 yards, according to The Guardian.
The night was not clean for Daniels. He threw the first two interceptions of his season, one each to Jevon Holland and Ar'Darius Washington. Both picks ended drives before Washington's winning score.
New York had its own answer. JJ McCarthy and Isaiah Likely hooked up for a 66-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and that score put the Giants ahead. McCarthy threw for a career-high 293 yards. It was his first home start for New York since the Giants traded for him from Minnesota in late September.
The Giants' last chance died in the final minute. Rasul Douglas intercepted McCarthy, and the ball stayed with Washington.
Diggs' touchdown was the 80th catch of his career, a number that makes him only the 30th player in NFL history to reach 80 touchdown receptions. A touchdown reception is simply a touchdown caught.
The win moves Washington to 3-5-1. New York drops to 5-3-1. The two teams tied last month, and Washington now holds the tiebreaker, the rule that settles things when teams finish level.
The game came down to who could answer. Both quarterbacks threw interceptions, both found go-ahead touchdowns, and the final score belonged to the team that got the last one.
