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Washington Commanders looked to have lost another game late, but scored with 57 seconds remaining to defeat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium.
Here are some quick facts from the Commanders’ third victory of the 2026 season.
- J.J. McCarthy entered the game having won his last six starts for the largest active streak in the NFL (4 with Vikings, 2 with Giants.
- But after this Commanders win, Jayden Daniels has still not lost to the New York Giants. He is 4-0-1 against the Giants in his NFL career.
- Jayden Daniels had not thrown an interception through eight games. Thursday he threw two... in the fourth quarter! Both came with Washington trailing 21-17. Daniels then threw a 32-yard touchdown to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds remaining.
- Interestingly, both Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy finished the game with 23 completions.
- TE Ben Sinnott had a career-high four receptions for 42 yards, including a 24-yarder.
- Dan Quinn challenged a Giants first down late, and it was the right call: the play was overturned, and the Giants had to punt.
- One Giants’ drive was killed in Washington territory when Frankie Luvu forced a Malik Nabers fumble, recovered by Jeremy Reaves. It was his first recovered fumble in his NFL career.
- The Commanders converted 7 of 14 third downs; the Giants only 4 of 12.
- The Commanders were not killed by penalties, only having four for -17 yards.
- The Commanders surrendered a 66-yd TD pass from McCarthy to Isaiah Likely. It was the longest pass of McCarthy's career and the longest reception of Likely’s career.
- Jayden Daniels finished 23 for 33 for 249 passing yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
- Sonny Styles led Washington with 13 tackles (5 solo), one for a loss.
- Commanders entered the game with 26 presnap penalties, the third most in the NFL.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Quick facts, numbers from Commanders' Week 10 win over Giants
