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New York Giants at Washington Commanders

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 5 · Northwest Stadium

Latest game updateUpdated
New York Giants—Away
Washington Commanders—Home

Game details

Location
Landover
TV
Fox
Reported weather
Cloudy, 64°F
Venue address
1600 Ring Road, Landover, MD 20785, US
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Betting line

Spread
WSH -3.5
Total
O/U 41.5
Moneyline
NYG +142 · WAS -170Implied: NYG 41.3% · WAS 63.0% (book margin 4.3%)

Updated . Informational only; odds change and outcomes are never guaranteed. Legal age and location requirements apply. All odds

Matchup preview

New York Giants 2–1 · Road 0–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 23 · 7 days of rest
Washington Commanders 1–2 · Home 1–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26 · 14 days of rest (off a bye)
2026 regular season, per game · NYG 3 games, WAS 3 games
MetricNYGWAS
Points per game15.328th25.013th
Points allowed per game18.39th30.731st
Total yards per game271.330th314.020th
Passing yards per game159.731st184.728th
Rushing yards per game118.312th132.08th
Turnovers per game0.75th0.31st
Sacks allowed per game2.315th1.03rd
Penalty yards per game74.028th46.78th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

New York Giants: recent results

  1. W 12–7 vs TEN Week 3
  2. L 6–28 @ LAR Week 2
  3. W 28–20 vs DAL Week 1

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  2. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  3. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

New York Giants: season leaders

Passing
Jaxson Dart 250 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Cam Skattebo 177 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Isaiah Likely 124 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Abdul Carter 1.0 · 2 g

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 294 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 142 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Terry McLaurin 141 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Sonny Styles 1.0 · 3 g

New York Giants: injury report

  • Out Chauncey Golston RDE
  • Out Jason Pinnock FS
  • Questionable DJ James

11 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Deatrich Wise Jr. RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

NYG 32 · WAS 21 · 1 tie in 54 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2025 · Week 15 WAS 29, NYG 21
  2. 2025 · Week 1 NYG 6, WAS 21
  3. 2024 · Week 9 WAS 27, NYG 22
  4. 2024 · Week 2 NYG 18, WAS 21
  5. 2023 · Week 11 NYG 31, WAS 19

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

NYG 29.0% · WAS 70.7%

Matchup quality 25.0 / 100

Model estimate, updated Oct 10, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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