The Commanders were not dominant, yet they did win a NFC East divisional road game, defeating the New York Giants 27-22.
Here are some of the quick facts from the seventh win of the Commanders’ season:
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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) November 3, 2024
- Today’s win was Dan Quinn’s 50th NFL win as an NFL head coach.
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With two fourth-down conversions in the first half, the Commanders are now 11 for 11 on fourth down this season. Per @EliasSports, this is the first time since at least 1980 (when the stat began being tracked) that Washington has started a season 11-for-11 on fourth down.
- Today, Dante Fowler’s two sacks gave him his 10th multi-sack game.
- The Giants came into Sunday’s game, leading the NFL with 35 quarterback sacks. Today, against the Commanders, they had zero.
- Jayden Daniels numbers: 15/22, 209 yards, two touchdowns, 128.8 passer rating, 0 interceptions, 0 sacks.
- By beating the Giants today, Washington completed a season sweep of the NY Giants for the first time since the 2021 season.
- The Giants had the ball exactly four minutes longer today, 32:00 to 28:00. The Giants also gained 164 yards rushing to the Commanders’ 149. But Washington did force one Giants turnover without committing a turnover. The Commanders also sacked Jones twice, while Jayden Daniels was not sacked.
- With the win, the Commanders are now 7-2. This is the first time Washington is 7-2 since the 1996 season, when that team collapsed, finishing 9-7 and missing the playoffs.
- With two receiving touchdowns today, Terry McLaurin now has four career games in which he has scored two touchdowns.
- Today, Dante Fowler reached the 50-sack plateau and forced a 14th career fumble.
- Jayden Daniels is the first Washington rookie quarterback to sweep the New York Giants.
- With six receiving touchdowns in 2024, Terry McLaurin has had the most receiving touchdowns since his 2019 rookie season.
- Terry McLaurin, with his two touchdowns today, now has 31 in his career, becoming the tenth in franchise history with 30 touchdowns.
