Notes & Stats: Giants vs. Commanders Recap

*Manhertz scored a touchdown on his first and still only reception of the season. It was the Giants’ initial first-half touchdown in MetLife Stadium this season and their first since the victory in Seattle on Oct. 6

*Manhertz also scored the first touchdown by a Giants tight end this season, the third of his career, and first since Sept. 12, 2021, when he played for Jacksonville at Houston.

*Johnson scored his first career touchdown with 1:48 remaining in the fourth quarter. He and Manhertz were the first Giants tight ends to catch a touchdown pass since Lawrence Cager on Nov. 12, 2023, at Dallas.

*This was the first game in which two Giants tight end caught touchdown passes since Nov 1, 2021, at Kansas City, where the players were Kyle Rudolph and Evan Engram.

*Manhertz’s touchdown was set up by Darius Slayton’s 11-yard run. The rushing attempt was the fourth of Slayton’s career and first since Nov. 28, 2021 – when he lost 13 yards vs. Philadelphia. His first two rushing attempts were in 2020, both against Washington.

*The Giants, who entered the game with an NFL-high 35 sacks, did not record a sack of Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels. It was their first game without a sack since Nov. 12, 2023, at Dallas.

*For the second time in three games, the Giants did not force a turnover. They last had neither a sack nor a takeaway on Nov. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas.

*The Giants have not intercepted a pass in eight consecutive games, extending a franchise record.

*Linebacker Micah McFadden led the Giants with 11 tackles (six solo). Bobby Okereke added nine stops (five solo).

*The Giants lost their fourth consecutive game and fell to 2-7. They play next week in Munich, Germany, against the Carolina Panthers.

*The Giants are 0-4 against the NFC East and lost all their division home games for the first time since 2020. They have games remaining in Dallas on Thanksgiving Day and Philadelphia in their season finale.

*The Giants attempted 2-point conversions after each of their fourth-quarter touchdowns. They did not convert either and are 0-for-6 this season on 2-point tries.

*Washington swept the season series for the first time since 2021.

*The Commanders played without leading rusher Brian Robinson, Jr., who was inactive with a hamstring injury. He leads Washington with 461 yards rushing and six touchdowns. In the teams’ first meeting on Sept. 15, Robinson, Jr. carried 17 times for 133 yards. On Sunday, Chris Rodriguez, Jr., who was elevated off the practice squad, paced Washington with 52 yards on 11 carries.

*The Giants had allowed a league-high 5.4 yards-per-carry, but Washington averaged 3.9 yards on 38 attempts.

*Quarterback Jayden Daniels continued his sensational rookie season with 15 completions on 22 attempts for 209 yards, two touchdowns to Terry McLaurin, and no interceptions. He also ran for 34 yards on eight carries.

*Daniels is the first rookie starting quarterback to beat the Giants twice since the NFL began tracking quarterback starts in 1950.

*Tress Way punted twice for the Commanders. In the teams’ first meeting on Sept. 15, Washington never punted.

*Kicker Jude McAtamney kicked a 31-yard field goal and an extra point in his NFL debut. He was elevated from the practice squad after Greg Joseph was placed on injured reserve with an abdominal injury.

*The Giants’ inactive players were wide receiver Bruce Ford-Wheaton (Achilles), punter Jamie Gillan (hamstring), guard Jake Kubas, defensive lineman Jordon Riley, cornerback Tre Hawkins, and Tommy DeVito (third quarterback).