The New York Giants boosted their playoff possibilities with a 20-12 victory over division rivals the Washington Commanders Sunday evening.
Kayvon Thibodeaux returned his strip-sack fumble for a rating and Saquon Barkley added a speeding landing to raise the Giants to the win over the host within the crunch NFC East showdown.
The win provides the Giants (8-5-1) a one-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Commanders (7-6-1) with three video games remaining as each are in a detailed NFC wild-card race with a number of groups. Washington and the Giants performed to a 20-20 tie on December 4 on the MetLife Stadium.
The New York Giants boosted their playoff possibilities with a 20-12 victory over Washington
Defensive finish Kayvon Thibodeaux (proper) returned his strip-sack fumble for a rating
Operating again Saquon Barkley (proper) added a speeding landing to raise the Giants to the win
Daniel Jones was 21-for-32 passing for 160 yards, along with speeding for 35 yards on 10 carries. Barkley ran for 87 yards on 18 carries and Richie James had 4 catches for 42 yards.
For Washington, Taylor Heinicke was 17-for-29 passing for 249 yards and a rating, whereas Brian Robinson Jr. ran for 89 yards on 12 carries. Jahan Dotson had 4 catches for 109 yards and a landing and Terry McLaurin added six receptions for 70 yards.
Trailing 14-3 at halftime, the Commanders pulled to inside 14-9 on Heinicke’s 19-yard scoring strike to Jahan Dotson with 8:38 left within the third quarter. Joey Slye missed the extra-point kick.
QB Daniel Jones was 21-for-32 passing for 160 yard and rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries
Graham Gano’s 50-yard area objective pushed the Giants result in 17-9 with 3:11 left within the third quarter earlier than Slye’s 51-yarder made it 17-12 with 12:31 left within the recreation.
After Heinicke’s fumble on the Giants’ 9-yard line gave New York the ball again with a bit of greater than six minutes remaining, the Giants ended their possession with Gano’s 50-yard area objective for a 20-12 lead with 1:55 remaining.
The Commanders drove to the Giants’ 1-yard with a minute left, however after an unlawful formation penalty worn out Robinson’s landing run, Heinicke threw two incompletions to show the ball over on downs.
Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke was 17-for-29 passing for 249 yards and a rating
After the Commanders took a 3-0 lead on Slye’s 41-yard area objective with 2:51 left within the first quarter, the Giants’ protection gave New York the lead for good early within the second quarter.
With the Redskins going through an early second and 18 from their very own 10-yard line, Thibodeaux beat left deal with Charles Leno Jr. across the edge. The rookie linebacker knocked the ball out of Heinicke’s hand, picked it up on the 1-yard line and bumped into the top zone, giving the Giants a 7-3 benefit with 13:10 left within the first half.
The Giants prolonged their result in 14-3 when Barkley’s 3-yard landing run capped an 18-play, 97-yard drive with 1:43 left within the half.
