Diggs' 32-Yard Touchdown With 57 Seconds Left Lifts Commanders Past Giants 24-21 on Thursday Night Football
Washington rallied from 21-17 down after McCarthy's 66-yard strike to Likely, and Rasul Douglas then ended New York's last drive with an interception to keep the Commanders alive in the NFC East.
Friday, November 13, 2026/2 min read
Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 on Thursday Night Football at MetLife Stadium. The score is on ESPN's game page, which lists Washington at 3-5-1 and New York at 5-3-1 afterwards.
It was the rematch this desk previewed on Thursday, when J.J. McCarthy was set to start with Jaxson Dart out and the teams were still carrying a 27-27 tie from October. This time somebody won, and the Commanders needed two interceptions of their own quarterback and a late penalty flag to do it.
How did the Commanders beat the Giants?
Washington led 10-7 at half, according to DAZN's recap, on a 46-yard Drew Stevens field goal and a one-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to Ben Sinnott. Cam Skattebo ran for a one-yard score before the break and a 13-yard score after it, and the teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter to stand at 17-14 for Washington, ESPN's quarter-by-quarter line shows.
Then McCarthy found Isaiah Likely for a 66-yard touchdown that put the Giants up 21-17 with 8:13 left. Daniels, who finished 23 of 33 for 249 yards and three touchdowns, answered with two interceptions in consecutive fourth-quarter possessions, to Jevon Holland with 5:27 left and Ar'Darius Washington with 2:15 left. DAZN reports the Giants failed to pick up a first down after either one.
The Commanders got the ball back, drew a pass interference penalty on a throw meant for Treylon Burks, and Daniels then found Diggs for the lead. Diggs finished with six catches for 83 yards.
What went wrong for the Giants at the end?
McCarthy set a personal best with 293 passing yards on 23 of 36, ESPN's box score shows, but his last throw of the night, a deep ball toward Malik Nabers with 25 seconds left, was intercepted by Rasul Douglas. Yahoo Sports also noted a missed 33-yard field goal by Giants rookie kicker Dominic Zvada earlier in the game.
New York still outgained Washington 399 yards to 340 and had the better individual numbers. Likely caught nine passes for 127 yards and the touchdown, and Skattebo had 78 rushing yards plus 44 receiving, per DAZN. Each side turned the ball over twice, and Washington was sacked once.
What does the result mean for the NFC East?
The Giants stay on top of the division at 5-3-1, but the margin is now two games, and Yahoo Sports said the win gave Washington the tiebreaker over New York. For a Commanders team that had not won a Thursday game since 2022, according to the earlier preview, the result keeps the season alive.
The Giants now have to show quickly that a last-minute defeat was a blip rather than the start of a slide, with Washington still within reach in the standings.
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