Week 5 · Division game · Recap
Giants 27, Commanders 27: Week 5 recap
What happened
The Giants and Commanders tied 27-27 on the road at Northwest Stadium in Week 5, moving to 3-1-1.
The Giants outgained the Commanders 408-378 in total yards, lost the turnover battle, 2 giveaways to 0, and went 8-17 on third down.
Jameis Winston went 33 of 54 for 326 yards and 3 TDs. Cam Skattebo had 13 carries for 59 yards on the ground. Malik Nabers led the receivers with 11 catches for 121 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Dru Phillips led with 2 sacks and Tremaine Edmunds had 9 tackles.
Team stats
- 408Total yards378
- 305Passing yards176
- 103Rushing yards202
- 29First downs20
- 8-17Third down4-12
- 3-3Red zone (TD-att)0-1
- 2Turnovers0
- 2-21Sacked-yards5-23
- 7-35Penalties-yards9-69
- 39:25Possession30:35
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.