2008 · Week 1
Washington Commanders at New York Giants
Sep 4, 2008 · Giants Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New York Giants topped Washington Commanders 16–7. ScoutIndex had favored Giants (65%) going in. Giants improve to 1-0; Commanders fall to 0-1. Eli Manning was the story of the game with 216 passing yards. Giants out-gained the opponent 370–217 in total yards.
Team stats
| WAS | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | First downs | 20 |
| 217 | Total yards | 370 |
| 133 | Passing yards | 216 |
| 84 | Rushing yards | 154 |
| 15/27 | Comp / Att | 19/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Campbell | 15/27 | 133 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Portis | 23 | 84 | 0 |
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladell Betts | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 19/35 | 216 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brandon Jacobs | 21 | 116 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 9 | 39 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |