Giants fall to Commanders as ugly losing streak extends to eight games
The Giants didn’t quit on the game or the season.But they still lost.That’s what happens when Jaxson Dart throws a rare interception and misses key plays for another concussion test, interim head coach Mike Kafka made head-scratching decisions, Younghoe Koss misses two field goals and the rushing defense parts like the Red Sea in the red zone.About the only “good” thing for the Giants was that so few of their fans were on hand to see their eighth straight loss.Well, that and the retention (for now) of the No.
1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.Playing in front of a half-filled MetLife Stadium with snow piles pushed up against the wall separating the field from the stands, the Giants fell to the equally destination-less Commanders in a 29-21 defeat that ran their losing streak to eight straight games.You never would have guessed by the first half that the Giants (2-12) were favored in the game for the first time in 13 months – since Daniel Jones’ last game for the franchise as the losing quarterback to the Panthers in Germany.The Giants haven’t won as a favorite since Week 2 of the 2023 season – a 21-point road comeback in Arizona.The Commanders (4-10), who have won four straight in the rivalry, had no trouble moving up and down the field on three of their first four possessions for 176 yards of offense, 10 first downs and a 13-0 lead.
Add in a disastrous final 80 seconds for the Giants when Cam Johnston – signed to the practice squad last week and elevated to replace the injured Jamie Gillan – had a punt returned 63 yards for a touchdown.It was the second time in as many games that coordinator Michael Ghobrial’s unit has allowed a score.Trying to answer back, Dart threw an interception that was returned 55 yards.
It flipped field position from the Giants being on the edge of field-goal range to the Commanders converting a chip shot on the final play of the first half as the deficit grew to 22-7.And yet the Giants had a couple chances to tie the ...