2025 · Week 1
New York Giants at Washington Commanders
Sep 7, 2025 · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Washington Commanders topped New York Giants 21–6. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Commanders (78%). Commanders improve to 1-0; Giants fall to 0-1. Jayden Daniels was the story of the game with 233 passing yards and 1 TD; 68 rushing yards. Commanders out-gained the opponent 453–242 in total yards.
Team stats
| NYG | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 22 |
| 242 | Total yards | 453 |
| 168 | Passing yards | 233 |
| 74 | Rushing yards | 220 |
| 17/37 | Comp / Att | 19/30 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:03) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 5-J.Daniels pass short left to 86-Z.Ertz for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q2(14:00) 9-G.Gano 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q2(6:19) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 22-J.Croskey-Merritt right end for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
- Q3(1:47) 9-G.Gano 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-J.Gillan.
- Q4(7:16) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-D.Samuel left end for 19 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q416-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-69-T.Ott, Holder-10-T.Way.
Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 17/37 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 10 | 24 | 0 |
| Cam Skattebo | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Devin Singletary | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Nabers | 5 | 12 | 71 | 0 |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | 6 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Daniel Bellinger | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Cam Skattebo | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Theo Johnson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Darius Slayton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels | 19/30 | 233 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Daniels | 11 | 68 | 0 |
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 10 | 82 | 1 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Austin Ekeler | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Jeremy McNichols | 4 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 7 | 10 | 77 | 0 |
| Chris Moore | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Austin Ekeler | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Zach Ertz | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 |
| Jaylin Lane | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |