Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants: Box score, player stats, and summary feat. Jayden Daniels, Russell Wilson

The Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants completed the NFC East Week 1 matchups after the Philadelphia Eagles took down the Dallas Cowboys in Thursday's season opener at Lincoln Financial Field. Northwest Stadium hosted these two divisional rivals, led by Jayden Daniels and Russell Wilson, respectively.

Washington had a terrific 2024 season, in which Daniels led it to the NFC championship game in his rookie campaign. The team will try to build on that campaign and reach the next level in a competitive division.

As for the Giants, they are an intriguing team after a busy offseason that saw them land Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston in free agency while drafting Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart to lead them in the future.

Wilson and Co. couldn't get things going against the Commanders. They missed multiple chances in the red zone and had to settle for field goals when they were close to scoring.

Their offensive line struggled against the Commanders, who made them pay for their mistakes whenever they had the chance. Jayden Daniels had a solid start to the season, giving his team the first win of the campaign, demonstrating that he's ready to dominate again this campaign.

Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants box score

Commanders players' stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Jayden Daniels	233	19	30	1	0	68	11	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jacory Croskey-Merritt	10	82	1	-	-	-
Austin Ekeler	6	26	0	3	31	0
Deebo Samuel	1	19	1	7	77	0
Chris Moore	-	-	-	1	34	0
Noah Brown	-	-	-	2	27	0
Terry McLaurin	-	-	-	2	27	0
Jaylin Lane	-	-	-	1	11	0
Zach Ertz	-	-	-	3	26	1
Jeremy McNichols	4	25	0	-	-	-

Defense

Player	Tackles (Total)	Sacks	Interceptions
Bobby Wagner	10	0	0
Frankie Luvu	7	0	0
Quan Martin	5	0	0
Will Harris	4	0	0
Daron Payne	4	1	0
Deatrich Wise Jr.	4	0	0
Javon Kinlaw	4	0	0
Dorance Armstrong	4	1	0
Marshon Lattimore	3	0	0
Percy Butler	3	0	0
Trey Amos	2	0	0
Nick Bellore	2	0	0
Colson Yankoff	2	0	0
Mike Sainristill	2	0	0
Von Miller	1	0	0
Eddie Goldman	1	0	0
Jeremy Reaves	1	0	0
Noah Igbinoghene	1	0	0
Jer'Zhan Newton	1	0	0
Jacob Martin	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Matt Gay	0/0	3

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Giants players' stats:

Quarterback

Player	Passing Yards	Pass Completions	Pass Attempts	Passing TDs	Interceptions	Rushing Yards	Carries	Rushing TDs
Russell Wilson	168	17	37	0	0	44	8	0

Rushing and receiving

Player	Rush Attempts	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	10	24	0	2	11	0
Devin Singletary	3	9	0	-	-	-
Cam Skattebo	2	-3	0	2	12	0
Wan'Dale Robinson	-	-	-	6	55	0
Malik Nabers	-	-	-	5	71	0
Theo Johnson	-	-	-	1	5	0
Daniel Bellinger	-	-	-	1	14	0
Darius Slayton	-	-	-	0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tackles	Sacks	Interceptions
Bobby Okereke	15	0	0
Paulson Adebo	8	0	0
Jevon Holland	7	0	0
Brian Burns	6	2	0
Tyler Nubin	6	0	0
Dru Phillips	4	0	0
Dane Belton	4	0	0
Micah McFadden	3	0	0
Abdul Carter	3	0.5	0
Dexter Lawrence II	3	0	0
Darius Muasau	2	0	0
Kayvon Thibodeaux	2	0.5	0
Cor'Dale Flott	2	0	0
Roy Robertson-Harris	2	0	0
Elijah Garcia	1	0	0
Nic Jones	1	0	0
Rakeem Nunez-Roches	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	Field Goals Converted/Attempts	Total Points
Graham Gano	2/2	6

Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants game recap

At 4:02 in the first quarter, Jayden Daniels connected with tight end Zach Ertz to score the first touchdown of the game. Matt Gay completed the extra point to give Washington a 7-0 lead.

After failing to find the end zone inside the 10-yard line, Graham Gano attempted a field goal to give the Giants their first three points of the game at 13:57 in the second quarter.

The Commanders extended the lead to 14-3 with an eight-play drive that ended with a Jacory Croskey-Merritt 6-yard touchdown and Matt Gay's subsequent extra point.

Graham Gano scored again for the Giants with a 55-yard field goal to cut the lead to 14-6 late in the third quarter.

Deebo Samuel scored the third touchdown of the afternoon with a 19-yard run to extend the lead to 21-6 in the fourth quarter after completing a nine-play, 80-yard drive.

The Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants matchup was a lopsided game that was decided early.