2016 · Week 3
Washington Commanders at New York Giants
Sep 25, 2016 · New Meadowlands Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Washington Commanders held off New York Giants 29–27. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Commanders had just a 37% chance going in. Commanders improve to 1-2; Giants fall to 2-1. Kirk Cousins paced the offense with 296 passing yards and 2 TDs. Giants turned it over 3 times to Commanders's 0.
Team stats
| WAS | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 24 |
| 417 | Total yards | 470 |
| 327 | Passing yards | 350 |
| 90 | Rushing yards | 120 |
| 22/36 | Comp / Att | 25/38 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 21/35 | 296 | 2 | 0 |
| Tress Way | 1/1 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Matt Jones | 17 | 65 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Rob Kelley | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Jackson | 5 | 8 | 96 | 1 |
| Jamison Crowder | 4 | 7 | 78 | 1 |
| Matt Jones | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 5 | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| Jordan Reed | 4 | 7 | 56 | 0 |
| Quinton Dunbar | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Chris Thompson | 1 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Ryan Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 25/38 | 350 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 11 | 67 | 1 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 10 | 53 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Beckham Jr. | 7 | 11 | 121 | 0 |
| Sterling Shepard | 5 | 7 | 73 | 1 |
| Victor Cruz | 3 | 3 | 70 | 0 |
| Shane Vereen | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Rainey | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Will Tye | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Larry Donnell | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 |