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Washington Commanders at New York Giants

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 10 · MetLife Stadium · Thursday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Washington Commanders—Away
New York Giants—Home

Game details

Venue address
One MetLife Stadium Drive, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Washington Commanders 1–2 · Road 0–2 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26 · 4 days of rest
New York Giants 2–1 · Home 2–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 23 · 4 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · WAS 3 games, NYG 3 games
MetricWASNYG
Points per game25.013th15.328th
Points allowed per game30.731st18.39th
Total yards per game314.020th271.330th
Passing yards per game184.728th159.731st
Rushing yards per game132.08th118.312th
Turnovers per game0.31st0.75th
Sacks allowed per game1.03rd2.315th
Penalty yards per game46.78th74.028th

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.

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: 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: 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: 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: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu 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

New York Giants: injury report

  • Out Jason Pinnock FS
  • Questionable DJ James

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

Head-to-head since 1999

WAS 21 · NYG 32 · 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

WAS 67.0% · NYG 32.7%

Matchup quality 32.6 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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