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The 3-10 Commanders Visit The 2-11 Giants In A Game Of NFC Rivals

From Cristoforo Prodan


Washington (3-10) at N.Y. Giants (2-11)


BetMGM NFL odds: Giants by 2 1/2.


Against the spread: Commanders 4-9; Giants 7-6.


Series record: New york city leads 108-74-5.


Last conference: Commanders beat Giants 21-6 on Sept. 7, 2025, at Washington.


Recently: Commanders lost to Vikings 31-0; Giants had bye, lost to Patriots 33-15 on Dec. 1.


FILE - Washington Commanders cornerback Car'lin Vigers (22) ratings a touchdown versus the New york city Giants throughout the very first half of an NFL football game, onSept. 7, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)


Commanders offense: overall (18 ), rush (4 ), pass (24 ), scoring (24 )


Commanders defense: overall (30 ), rush (29 ), pass (30 ), scoring (28 )


Giants offense: general (14 ), rush (13 ), pass (15 ), scoring (23 )


Giants defense: overall (31 ), rush (31 ), pass (24 ), scoring (30 )


Turnover differential: Commanders minus-11; Giants minus-7.


RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. The Giants permit 154.2 hurrying yards a video game and the Commanders are balancing 136.5, so maybe this will be the week Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury lets Rodriguez get a couple of more brings. He had success recently against Minnesota when offered the ball - getting 5.2 yards per rush - but just ran the ball 10 times.


Rookie QB Jaxson Dart. His development is the most - and possibly just - fundamental part left in this lost season. Dart states he just desires to win as the Giants play out the string, and he might be able to benefit from an opponent that struggles versus the run and the pass. Dart has actually tossed for 11 goals and run for 7 more in his very first eight NFL starts.


Commanders' offensive line vs. Giants' pass rush. Only Cleveland's Myles Garrett, approaching the single-season record, has more sacks than New york city's Brian Burns, with a career-high 13. Even without Kayvon Thibodeaux, there should be plenty of pressure on Mariota from Burns, novice edge rusher Abdul Carter and defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.


Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels will miss his seventh game of the season after aggravating his hurt left elbow recently. That was his very first game in more than a month after dislocating his nonthrowing elbow on Nov. 2. likewise missed two games with a sprained left knee and one game with a bad best hamstring earlier. ... TE Zach Ertz went on IR this week after tearing his ideal ACL.


Giants: Thibodeaux might miss a 4th consecutive video game because of a shoulder injury. ... With P Jamie Gillian nursing a left knee injury, Cameron Johnston was signed to the practice team and might take control of punting duties.


The Commanders won the previous 3 conferences after losing the previous three. ... Washington is trying to sweep the two-game series against the Giants in consecutive seasons for the very first time because 1982-83. ... Each group is expected to have a various starting QB than in Week 1: Marcus Mariota instead of Daniels for the Commanders, and Dart instead of Russell Wilson for the Giants.


Following eight consecutive beats, Washington currently has two times as lots of losses as it did all of last season, when it went 12-5 and after that made it all the way to the NFC title game. ... The loss to Minnesota recently was the first time Washington had been locked out because 2019. ... The Commanders are 1-5 when Mariota begins this season. ... The Commanders have just 7 takeaways this season, the exact same overall as the Giants. The Jets (with 2) are the only team with fewer. ... LB Von Miller ´ s sack last week against the Vikings raised his season overall to a team-leading six and his profession count to 135 1/2, putting him one away from passing Jared Allen for 12th on the all-time list. ... The Giants have actually lost seven in a row, with coach Brian Daboll and protective coordinator Shane Bowen getting fired during the skid. They've lost 25 of their previous 30 games dating to last season. ... New york city has actually had six various leading receivers in 13 video games. WR Wan'Dale Robinson has a team-high 73 catches and 828 backyards, while TE Theo Johnson has the most TD catches with five. ... Carter registered his very first full sack against the Patriots after being benched for the first quarter, his 2nd disciplinary action in three video games.


Giants RB Tyrone Tracy is excellent to go after the bye week, interim coach Mike Kafka stated. With snow potentially in the forecast, Tracy might get a healthy amount of brings and the possibility to establish a rhythm in the running video game.


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Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) reacts after losing to the Denver Broncos in overtime of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)


New york city Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart speaks to members of the media, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur)