Washington Commanders 27, New York Giants 22

The Washington commanders didn't need any miracles this week, but they fended off a comeback attempt New York Giants to secure a 27-22 win in Week 9.

In victory, the Commanders' quarterback Jayden Daniels made history by becoming the first rookie in the Super Bowl era to beat the Giants twice in a single season. Daniels performed well, completing 15 of 22 passes for 208 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, with two big throws and no turnover-worthy plays.

The Commanders (7-2) extend their lead atop the NFC East while the Giants fall to 2-7, including an 0-5 home record.

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In the meantime, we've collected some general data and snapshots from the game to give you a first look. Our expert evaluators also nominated the outstanding player of the game, highlighting the exceptional performance on the field.

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TOP PLAYERS

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PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Daniel Jones delivered his best performance of the 2024 season, completing 20 of 26 passes for 174 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions, with one big throw and one turnover-worthy play. Notably, three of his incompletions came from drops, giving him an adjusted completion percentage of 92.0%.

Jones was particularly effective from a clean pocket, completing 18 of 22 attempts for 160 yards and two touchdowns, with one big throw and no turnover-worthy plays. What's impressive is that he didn't receive a single negative grade on his 25 dropbacks without pressure.

BOX score

	Commanders	Giants
Total points	27	22
Overall offensive games	60	59
Average EPA per game	0.299	0.125
Total Net Yards	369	294
Average yards per game	6.2	5.0
Total first downs	21	25
Rushing first downs	8	12
Surrendered first downs	11	10
Penalty for first downs	2	3
Third-down efficiency	42%	64%
Fourth-down efficiency	33%	40%
Possessions	8	7
Average number of games per drive	8.1	8.5
Average yards per drive	41.0	36.8
Average points per trip	3.0	2.8
Red zone possessions	6	3
Play in the red zone	20	8
Red zone TDs	3	2
Red zone FGs	2	1
Red zone scoring efficiency	83%	100%

SNAP COUNTS & PLAYER PARTICIPATION

The commander's offensive snap counts

name	Pos.	Snapshots played
Jayden Daniels	QB	62
Sam Cosmi	G	62
Andrew Wylie	T	62
Nick Allegretti	G	62
Brandon Coleman	T	62
Tyler Biadasz	C	62
Terry McLaurin	WR	46
John Bates	TE	32
Noah Brown	WR	31
Zach Ertz	TE	30
Austin Ekeler	HB	29
Dyami Brown	WR	26
Olamide Zacchaeus	WR	24
Ben Sinnott	TE	24
Jeremy McNichols	HB	24
Luke McCaffrey	WR	23
Chris Rodriguez Jr.	HB	20
Trent Scott	T	1

The Giants' offensive snap counts

name	Pos.	Snapshots played
Greg Van Roten	G	65
Chris Hubbard	T	65
Jermaine Eluemunor	T	65
Jon Runyan	G	65
Daniel Jones	QB	65
John Michael Schmitz Jr.	C	65
Malik Nabers	WR	62
Darius Slayton	WR	60
Theo Johnson	TE	55
Tyrone Tracy	HB	47
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	47
Devin Singletary	HB	18
Chris Manhertz	TE	16
Daniel Bellinger	TE	14
Jalin Hyatt	WR	4
Himir Smith-Marsette	WR	1
Evan Neal	T	1

The commander's defensive snap counts

name	Pos.	Snapshots played
Jeremy Chinn	S	65
Frankie Luvu	L.B	65
Bobby Wagner	L.B	65
Benjamin St Juste	CB	64
Quan Martin	S	64
Mike Sainristil	CB	62
Noah Igbinoghene	CB	54
Daron Payne	DI	44
Jer'Zhan Newton	DI	43
Dorance Armstrong	ED	43
Dante Fowler Jr.	ED	31
Clelin Ferrell	ED	31
Phidarian Mathis	DI	20
Percy Butler	S	20
Sheldon day	DI	17
Jalyn Holmes	DI	14
Efe Obada	ED	10
Mykal Walker	L.B	3

The Giants' defensive snap counts

name	Pos.	Snapshots played
Tyler Nubin	S	62
Deonte Banks	CB	62
Bobby Okereke	L.B	61
Azeez Ojulari	ED	58
Jason Pinnock	S	56
Brian Burns	ED	53
Cor'Dale Flott	CB	53
Dexter Lawrence	DI	51
Micah McFadden	L.B	50
Andru Phillips	CB	48
Rakeem Nunez Roches	DI	47
DJ Davidson	DI	25
Armon Watts	DI	14
Tomon Fox	ED	13
Nick McCloud	CB	9
Elijah Chatman	DI	8
Isaiah Simmons	L.B	6
I adore Jackson	CB	6