COMMANDERS DEFEAT GIANTS 24 - 21

The Commanders season was on the line Thursday night in New York.

Trailing 21 to 17 with one minute and 45 seconds remaining and no

timeouts, the Commanders scored a season saving touchdown to defeat the

Giants 24-21.

The Giants, who lead the NFC East division (5-2-1) got off to a poor start.

On their 2nd possession they drove deep into Commander's territory and

rookie place kicker, Dominic Zvada missed a 33 yard field goal as the ball

veered wide left.

Following the missed FG, the Commanders PK Drew Stevens nailed a 46

yard FG and the Commanders led 3-0 in the start of the 2nd quarter.

On their 3rd possession the Giants ran 16 plays covering 72 yards and consuming 7 minutes and 48 seconds -- scoring on a 1 yard touchdown run aided by a questionable pass interference call in the Commanders end zone. 7-3 Giants The Commanders answered the Gmen's touchdown with one of their own, scoring with 5 seconds remaining to take a 10-7 lead into halftime. The drive took 9 plays and covered 67 yards with TE Ben Senoit catching a beautifully thrown precision 1 yd pass from Quarterback Jayden Daniels for the go ahead touchdown. 10 - 7 Commanders The Giants returned focused and determined in the 3rd quarter. After 3 plays and a Commanders punt, Giants running back Cam Skatebo scored his 2nd rushing touchdown on a 13 yd run, culminating in a 5 play -- 55 yard drive to give the Gmen the lead 14 - 10.

On the Commanders next possession they regained the lead in a dramatic see-saw battle. Daniels, who played well, found wide receiver Antonio Williams open in the end zone for a 31 yd touchdown. 17 - 14 Commanders On the Giants next possession, WR Malik Nabors fumbled and the Commanders recovered with an opportunity to increase their lead. On 4th and 2, at the Giants 30 yard line, Coach Dan Quinn elected to go for the first down instead of trying a 47 yd FG -- their 4th down attempt failed.

The Giants capitalized with the momentum on their side. QB JJ McCarthy threw a 66 yard touchdown pass giving the Giants the lead 21 - 17 with 8:13 remaining in the 4th quarter. The Commanders entered the game with the worst 3rd down conversion rate in the NFL but with strong running by Rachaad White and Austin Ekler, the Commanders had success extending drives. And then the game turned for the worse. With just over 5 minutes remaining, QB Jayden Daniels threw his first of 2 interceptions.

After 207 consecutive passes Daniels threw interceptions on consecutive possessions. Fatefully, the season was now on the line for the Commanders. Their focus was threefold; stop the Giants from getting a first down and running out the clock and get the football back to their offense. Under extreme pressure, the Commanders defense demonstrated poise and grit forcing the Giants to punt the ball with 1:45 remaining. and no time outs. With no timeouts remaining, the Commanders game winning drive started with a pass interference on the Giants that gained 33 yards. On the 3rd play of the drive, Daniels found Stefon Diggs over the middle of the field on a short pass and Diggs broke a tackle and took it 32 yards to the house for the game winning, season saving touchdown.

Final score Commanders 24 - Giants 21 Nick's Nugget --The Commanders offensive line dominated the Giants defensive line. They allowed just 1 sack, which gave QB Jayden Daniels time to look down field for receivers, and opened up running lanes for running backs Rachaad White and Austin Ekeler. The Commanders were 7 of 14 on 3rd down conversions and held the Giants to 4 of 12 --that was the key to victory Next up-- Bengals @ Commanders Monday November 23 at 8:15 pm EST