The Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday night, November 12, 2026, on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds on the clock — the fourth lead change of a second half that neither team could close out.
Washington leaves the night at 3-5-1. New York, which had been the better team for most of eight weeks, falls to 5-3-1.
Two interceptions that bought nothing
The Giants had the game twice and spent it twice. Jevon Holland and Ar'Darius Washington each intercepted Daniels in the second half with New York in position to run out the clock, and on neither occasion could the Giants convert the field position into points or minutes.
Isaiah Likely looked like the answer: his 66-yard catch-and-run put New York ahead 21-17 with 8:13 left, and he finished with nine receptions for 127 yards. Cam Skattebo carried 18 times for 78 yards and both of the Giants' other touchdowns, adding three catches for 44 yards.
But New York also missed a field goal, and the two interceptions it threw away on offense were its own. The Giants outgained Washington 399 yards to 340 and lost anyway — the kind of box score that tends to follow a team into the following week.
Three plays, 71 yards
Down four with the ball and little time, Washington needed three plays to cover 71 yards. A 33-yard pass interference penalty on Giants cornerback Deonte Banks moved most of it. Diggs scored three plays into the drive, his sixth catch of the night for his 83rd yard.
New York had 57 seconds and all the room it needed. J.J. McCarthy went deep for Malik Nabers, and Rasul Douglas intercepted with 25 seconds left.
The numbers
Daniels finished 23 of 33 for 249 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions — a line that captures the evening exactly. Antonio Williams and Ben Sinnott caught Washington's other two scores, and Rachaad White ran 11 times for 47 yards.
McCarthy went 23 of 36 for 293 yards, one touchdown and the one interception that ended it.
The result does not move the Giants out of first place in the NFC East on its own, but it keeps Washington within range of a division it had looked out of a month ago — and it hands New York a loss it will have to explain for a week before it can play again.
Reporting from NBC Sports and ESPN.
