Jayden Daniels had a chance to lead the Washington Commanders to a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, but he threw an interception. Then it happened again.
Daniels got a third shot and he redeemed himself. He led a quick drive and hit Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard touchdown with 57 seconds left. The Commanders got an interception on a deep pass by J.J. McCarthy after that to seal the 24-21 road win against the New York Giants.
The Commanders (3-5-1) were closing in on a loss that would have put them four games behind the Giants (5-3-1) in the NFC East race. With a loss, the Commanders’ season would have been practically over. But Daniels, after two crucial mistakes in the fourth quarter, saved the Commanders to at least stay alive for a while. The victory also gave them the tiebreaker over the Giants.
The Giants had a shot to tie it with a field goal and got into Commanders territory, but McCarthy threw one deep to Malik Nabers and Rasul Douglas picked it off to finish the win.
