Commanders keep rolling, hand Giants fourth straight loss

Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected for two touchdowns and the visiting Washington Commanders held on for a 27-22 win against the New York Giants on Sunday.Washington is off to a 7-2 start for the first time since 1996 while the Giants (2-7) have lost four straight.Daniels was 15-of-22 passing for 209 yards for the Commanders, who played without starting running back Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring). Austin Ekeler produced 83 total yards (42 rushing yards, 41 receiving yards) and a touchdown.Giants quarterback Daniel Jones went 20-of-26 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 54 yards and a score. Malik Nabers caught nine passes for 59 yards and Tyrone Tracy Jr. rushed for 66 yards on 16 carries.Trailing 27-16 in the fourth quarter, Jones hit Theo Johnson down the middle for a 35-yard touchdown with 2:54 remaining, but the two-point conversion failed and the Giants trailed by five.Daniels completed a pass to Olimide Zaccheaus for 42 yards and Washington drove to the Giants 1 before Daniels kneeled three times to end it.With Washington ahead 24-10 in the fourth, the Giants covered 80 yards in 13 plays. Jones hit Darius Slayton for 23 yards to the 2-yard line. On the next play, Jones bounced off two tacklers at the one and dove in for a touchdown to make it 24-16 with 9:31 remaining. The two-point conversion attempt failed.On the next drive, Daniels found Ekeler for a 28-yard catch and run on third-and-9 for the Washington 37, and the Commanders drove to the Giants 2 before settling for a field goal and a 27-16 lead

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