It was a battle for last place in the NFC East, which is suddenly the worst division in the NFL. This game didn’t do much to change that. Two offenses that continue to be challenged faced off in an ugly game between two lost franchises that will likely be drafting in the first hour of next year’s NFL Draft.
The 20-19 victory was the first of the Joe Judge era and it came right down to the wire. The Giants are now 1-5 on the season and are very much alive in the division right now.
The Giants’ offense is still in small ball mode. Jones passed for only 112 yards on 12-of-19 passing. He threw a beautiful 23-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton in the first quarter which incidentally was his longest completion of the day.
Jones failed to play a clean game again however, tossing an interception in the red zone on a pass he though he was throwing out of the end zone. The replay showed that WFT’s Kendall Fuller was not in bounds, but Jones should have not put that ball anyplace where it could be picked off.
The Giants played fairly well on defense, but considering that Washington started Kyle Allen at quarterback, it’s difficult to crow about.
Kyler Fackrell’s fourth quarter sack of Allen dislodged the ball which was scooped by rookie linebacker Tae Crowder for a 43-yard return for the winning score.
Of course, the game was far from over at that point. Washington came down the field and scored a touchdown to narrow the score to 20-19, but head coach Ron Rivera rolled the dice on two-point conversion try in an attempt to win the ballgame. It failed and the Giants stayed out of last place.
Notes
- First round draft pick Andrew Thomas did not start at left tackle. Third rounder Matt Peart got the nod but the two rotated throughout the game. Thomas has been embarrassing bad so far in his rookie season, almost to the point where the Giants and their fans are wondering if they made the right pick here.
- Jones led the Giants in rushing again with 74 yards on seven attempts buoyed by a 49-yard ramble.
- Darius Slayton toughed it out with a foot injury and then had his leg bent backwards making a catch.
- Wide receiver C.J. Board suffered a concussion and a sprained neck and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
- The Giants came into the game 31st in red zone efficiency (30.8%) and went 0-3 in this game.
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