Week 5 · Division game · Recap
Commanders 27, Giants 27: Week 5 recap
What happened
The Commanders and Giants tied 27-27 at home at Northwest Stadium in Week 5, moving to 1-3-1.
The Commanders were outgained 408-378, won the turnover battle 2-0, and went 4-12 on third down.
Jayden Daniels went 17 of 25 for 199 yards. Jayden Daniels had 9 carries for 103 yards and 2 TDs on the ground. Terry McLaurin led the receivers with 4 catches for 62 yards.
On defense, Daron Payne led with 1 sack and Sonny Styles had 13 tackles.
Team stats
- 378Total yards408
- 176Passing yards305
- 202Rushing yards103
- 20First downs29
- 4-12Third down8-17
- 0-1Red zone (TD-att)3-3
- 0Turnovers2
- 5-23Sacked-yards2-21
- 9-69Penalties-yards7-35
- 30:35Possession39:25
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: NYG-WSH- 1st quarter
- WSHJacory Croskey-Merritt 33 Yd Rush (Drew Stevens PAT Failed)13:000-6
- NYGDominic Zvada 51 Yd Field Goal0:553-6
- 2nd quarter
- WSHDrew Stevens 28 Yd Field Goal8:573-9
- WSHDrew Stevens 40 Yd Field Goal1:023-12
- 3rd quarter
- NYGDominic Zvada 56 Yd Field Goal10:546-12
- WSHJayden Daniels 38 Yd Rush (Drew Stevens Kick)7:476-19
- NYGIsaiah Likely 3 Yd pass from Jameis Winston (Dominic Zvada Kick)0:4413-19
- 4th quarter
- WSHJayden Daniels 26 Yd Rush (Jayden Daniels Pass to Terry McLaurin for Two-Point Conversion)11:0513-27
- NYGIsaiah Likely 17 Yd pass from Jameis Winston (Dominic Zvada Kick)7:2020-27
- NYGMalik Nabers 17 Yd pass from Jameis Winston (Dominic Zvada Kick)1:4327-27
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 13, 2026, 10:25 a.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.