Commanders stun Giants 24-21 on Thursday Night Football as Stefon Diggs scores with 0:57 left and Rasul Douglas seals upset
Jayden Daniels shook off his first two interceptions of the 2026 NFL season to hit Stefon Diggs for a 32-yard go-ahead touchdown with 57 seconds remaining, and Rasul Douglas intercepted J.J. McCarthy with 25 seconds left to lift the Washington Commanders past the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday Night Football.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jayden Daniels fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds remaining and cornerback Rasul Douglas intercepted J.J. McCarthy 32 seconds later as the Washington Commanders stunned the NFC East-leading New York Giants 24-21 in a rain-soaked Thursday Night Football finish at MetLife Stadium.
The victory pushed Washington to 3-5-1 and snapped momentum for John Harbaugh’s first-place Giants (5-3-1) five weeks after the division rivals played to a 27-27 overtime tie.
Daniels erases his first two interceptions of 2026 in 49 seconds
Daniels entered the fourth quarter as the last starting quarterback in the NFL without an interception this season before throwing picks on back-to-back drives—both intended for tight end Chig Okonkwo—to Giants defenders Jevon Holland at the 5:27 mark and Ar’Darius Washington with 2:19 left.
Washington’s defense held firm on the ensuing series, stuffing Cam Skattebo to force a punt that handed Daniels the ball at his own 29-yard line with 1:46 remaining and a single timeout. Daniels needed just three plays and 49 seconds to cover 71 yards, drawing a 33-yard defensive pass interference penalty on Deonte Banks before hitting Diggs in tight third-down coverage to break a tackle and reach the end zone with 0:57 left.
Daniels finished with three touchdown passes on the night, earlier connecting on a 1-yard score to tight end Ben Sinnott and a 31-yard strike to rookie wideout Antonio Williams alongside a 46-yard field goal from Drew Stevens.
Costly Giants mistakes spoil J.J. McCarthy’s MetLife home debut
Making his first career home start at MetLife Stadium, McCarthy threw for more than 272 yards and put New York ahead 21-17 with 8:13 remaining on a 66-yard catch-and-run touchdown by tight end Isaiah Likely. Skattebo powered the Giants’ ground and screen game in his return from injury, scoring on both a 1-yard plunge and a 13-yard reception.
Three turnovers and special-teams miscues ultimately undid New York. Rookie kicker Dominic Zvada pushed a 33-yard first-quarter field goal wide left, receiver Malik Nabers lost a third-quarter red-zone fumble forced by Frankie Luvu and recovered by Jeremy Reaves, and—after Malachi Fields’s 21-yard grab moved New York to the Washington 48 with 39 seconds left—Douglas stepped in front of McCarthy’s pass at the 0:25 mark to seal the upset.