The Washington Commanders had the ball inside the New York Giants’ 25-yard line in the final seconds of overtime on Sunday, October 11, and never got a kick away, so the NFC East game at Northwest Stadium finished in a 27-27 tie.
The result was a reprieve for the Giants, who trailed by 14 points with 11 minutes left in regulation and then gave the ball away deep in Washington territory in overtime. It moves New York to 3-1-1 and keeps it on top of the division. For Washington, a one-win team at 1-3-1, the tie will be remembered for how it ended rather than for the comeback it nearly survived.
How overtime fell apart
Both teams had a chance to win it. On the Giants’ first overtime series, Dominic Zvada pushed a field-goal attempt wide left, one of three misses in five tries for the kicker on the day. Washington answered with a stalled drive and a punt, after a delay-of-game flag on fourth-and-5.
New York then worked its way to the Washington 24. Rather than kneel and set Zvada up for another attempt, Giants coach John Harbaugh called a run, and defensive tackle Daron Payne knocked the ball loose from Cam Skattebo. Washington recovered with roughly two minutes to play.
Jayden Daniels drove the Commanders to the Giants’ 24, close enough for a winning try, but Washington had used all of its timeouts. After a snap with 55 seconds left, the offense was slow to line up again, and the next snap did not come until about 12 seconds remained. Daniels held the ball and scrambled instead of throwing it away or spiking it, and he was dragged down for no gain as the clock reached zero. Coach Dan Quinn tore off his headset on the sideline.
When they were in position to kick a game-winning FG, the Commanders ran out the clock. pic.twitter.com/qxh9ZMGQ3t
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 11, 2026
The comeback that forced extra time
Washington controlled most of the afternoon. Jacory Croskey-Merritt opened the scoring with a 33-yard touchdown run, and Daniels, back from his second dislocation of his left elbow and playing in a brace, broke off touchdown runs of 38 yards in the third quarter and 26 yards early in the fourth. His two-point pass to Terry McLaurin after the second one made it 27-13 with 11:05 left.
Jameis Winston then rallied New York. He hit Isaiah Likely from 17 yards with 7:20 remaining, and found Malik Nabers from 17 yards with 1:43 left to tie it. Winston finished 33 of 54 for 326 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. Nabers caught 11 passes for 121 yards on 20 targets, and Likely had 11 catches for 94 yards and two scores.
Daniels completed 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards and ran for 103 yards on 10 carries, though he was sacked four times. Washington outgained New York on the ground, 202 yards to 103, but the Giants ran 84 plays to Washington’s 60 and held the ball for 39 minutes and 25 seconds.
Much respect between Jameis Winston and Jayden Daniels 🙌 pic.twitter.com/wEsOERqyBo
— NFL (@NFL) October 11, 2026
What comes next
The Giants host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, October 18, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The Commanders travel to the San Francisco 49ers for a Monday night game on October 19 at 8:15 p.m. EDT. Every play, drive and player line is in the Giants-Commanders Game Center.
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