2021 · Week 2
New York Giants at Washington Commanders
Sep 16, 2021 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders edged New York Giants 30–29. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Commanders (64%). Commanders improve to 1-1; Giants fall to 0-2. Taylor Heinicke led the way with 336 passing yards and 2 TDs; 6 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NYG | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 21 |
| 412 | Total yards | 423 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 336 |
| 163 | Rushing yards | 87 |
| 22/32 | Comp / Att | 34/46 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:39) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-D.Jones up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(11:22) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass short middle to 17-T.McLaurin for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(6:19) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 8-D.Jones left end for 58 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on NYG-18-C.Board, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 12.
- Q2(4:12) 5-G.Gano 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:23) (Shotgun) 41-J.McKissic left tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q3(9:12) 5-G.Gano 47 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(4:48) (Shotgun) 8-D.Jones pass deep left to 86-D.Slayton for 33 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q35-G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(1:35) 3-D.Hopkins 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(13:39) 5-G.Gano 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(8:50) 3-D.Hopkins 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(4:55) 5-G.Gano 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(4:41) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass deep right to 83-R.Seals-Jones for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-D.Hopkins extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(2:05) 5-G.Gano 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-58-C.Kreiter, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(:00) 3-D.Hopkins 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 22/32 | 249 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 9 | 95 | 1 |
| Sterling Shepard | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| Devontae Booker | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| C.J. Board | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Elijhaa Penny | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Shepard | 9 | 10 | 94 | 0 |
| Saquon Barkley | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Darius Slayton | 3 | 6 | 54 | 1 |
| Kenny Golladay | 3 | 8 | 38 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Kaden Smith | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Devontae Booker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 34/46 | 336 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Antonio Gibson | 13 | 69 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry McLaurin | 11 | 14 | 107 | 1 |
| J.D. McKissic | 5 | 6 | 83 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Logan Thomas | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 7 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Dyami Brown | 3 | 6 | 34 | 0 |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |