The New York Giants hosted the Washington Commanders in a divisional Thursday Night Football matchup at MetLife Stadium. Both teams entered on short rest for a critical contest. Despite questionable weather throughout the day, the atmosphere was electric for the Giants’ whiteout.
The Giants struggled in the first half and headed into the locker room trailing 10-7. After the Commanders scored to take a 17-14 lead late in the third quarter, the Giants regained the advantage with a 66-yard touchdown by Isaiah Likely midway through the fourth. They then forced back-to-back interceptions from Jayden Daniels, courtesy of Jevon Holland and Ar’Darius Washington.
Washington regained possession down 21-17 with less than two minutes remaining and took a three-point
lead with under a minute to go. The Giants drove into Washington territory on their potential game-winning drive, but it ended with a J.J. McCarthy interception.
Cam Skattebo scored two touchdowns in the contest. Dominic Zvada missed another field goal, and those three points proved crucial down the stretch.
With the loss, the Giants fell to 5-3-1 on the season. Here’s how X reacted.
Giants did it to themselves. Couldn’t make a yard. Bad punt. Wide open Diggs.
— Mike Lupica (@MikeLupica) November 13, 2026
AWFUL LOSS
— Shaun Morash (@ShaunMorash) November 13, 2026
Good night Giants fans. 😮💨
— Eli Racks (@IamEliRacks) November 13, 2026
I knew it. https://t.co/0JZYFxBM5Z
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 13, 2026
Incredible job by John Harbaugh figuring out how to get out coached by Dan Quinn.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 13, 2026
The find a way to win Giants just found a way to lose
— Chris McMonigle (@CMacWFAN) November 13, 2026
I don't understand the last two plays for the #Giants. Two timeouts. Plenty of time. You only need three. You're just launching passes up like that?
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 13, 2026
Run your offense?
Giants being way too conservative on those two last drives is what kilt us; also Zvada has too go.
— Mace (@realmaceblack) November 13, 2026
That was Leeks worst performance of his NFL career
— Bobby Spence (@postcrabcore) November 13, 2026
Brutal loss.
— Tommy Lugauer (@tommylugauer) November 13, 2026
But the Giants are still in a great position.
3 more wins secures the NFC East.
The narratives just flipped in 10-15 min
— Keith McPherson (@Keith_McPherson) November 13, 2026
I’m infuriated
— Justin Penik (@JustinPenik) November 13, 2026
Big Blew It
— LPG - NYG (@LicensePlateGuy) November 13, 2026
This game pisses me off so bad. Squandered it
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) November 13, 2026
Major blown opportunity for the Giants. They still have a cushion, but that loss cut into it. Now two games up on the Commanders, who hold the tiebreaker. Giants have a tough stretch upcoming. Going to find out what they’re made of.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) November 13, 2026
that’s a really, really bad loss
— el Jefé (@JefePil) November 13, 2026
Tough loss to swallow
— C Banga (@banga_c) November 13, 2026
Absolutely brutal loss.
— The Entertainah (@TheEntertainah) November 13, 2026
Special teams was about as bad as it could be
Zvada misses a 33 yard FG
Kicks the ball out of bounds
Stout has his worst punt of the year
Fumble the kickoff
Charlie Jones has no confidence
BRUTAL. Should have won but didn't.
Giants blew it. What a choke job. #BigBlue
— WBG84 (@WBG84) November 13, 2026
That's honestly a bad loss. Had multiple chances to close the game out and just couldn't. #BigBlue
— Kelly Anne (@KellyAnne610) November 13, 2026
Haven't been this mad about a Giants loss in probably a decade... Had a chance to take a stranglehold of this division and pissed it away. Brutal.
— Mike (@Mike_NYY) November 13, 2026
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Disappointed New York Giants fans react to 'brutal' 24-21 loss to Commanders
