The Pluses and the Minuses — Giants 27, Commanders 27 (OT)

The Pluses and the Minuses — Giants 27, Commanders 27 (OT)

Postgame ledger from Northwest Stadium. Washington and New York tied 27-27 in overtime; Commanders are 1-3-1 (ESPN).

The Pluses

• Daniels is back — 17-of-25, 199 pass yards, 9 carries for 103 and rushing TDs of 38 and 26 in the first game since the Week 2 elbow.
• Bill's opening punch — Jacory Croskey-Merritt 33-yard touchdown on the first drive; Washington's rush finished 202 yards.
• Two-score cushion — Daniels-to-McLaurin two-point conversion made it 27-13 in the fourth.
• Payne's strip — Daron Payne forced Cam Skattebo's fumble at the WAS 24 with 2:00 left in OT; Shy Tuttle recovered.
• Clean ball — Washington 0 turnovers; New York lost 2 fumbles.
• Explosive pace — 6.3 yards per play vs New York's 4.9.

The Minuses

• 27-13 becomes 27-27 — Jameis Winston (33-of-54, 326, 3 TDs) hit Likely and Nabers to erase a two-score lead.
• No spike — Daniels sacked/downed for no gain at the Giants 24 with 0:12 and no timeouts; the clock expired before a spike (AP).
• Red zone blank — Commanders 0-for-1 inside the 20; Giants 3-for-3.
• Missed PAT early — Drew Stevens missed the extra point after Croskey-Merritt's TD; every point mattered in a tie.
• Penalty tax — 9 flags for 69 yards; Giants converted 5 first downs via penalty.
• Possession gap — New York held it 39:25 to Washington's 30:35 and stacked 29 first downs to 20.

Washington had the quarterback healthy and a strip to win it. The finish still reads as a missed kick try that never got lined up. Full narrative: 27-27 OT analysis. The Commanders page is the hub.

*Sunday evening desk, Oct. 11, 2026. Box from ESPN; OT sequence from AP. Series: The Pluses and the Minuses.*