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It's never a good sign when the Giants are losing to Washington. Historically speaking the G-Men have fared well against their division rival, but yesterday marked the first time that the Giants were swept by Washington since 2021, which was their worst season under the new NFL format. 

Big Blue's game plan was clear from the get-go, feed Tyrone Tracy, and in the first quarter it worked. Their second drive looked promising with Tracy taking three carries for 10 yards or more. But it came to a screeching halt when Daniel Jones did what he does best, creating the most asinine turnover in the worst possible situation.

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A Daniel Jones fumble led to a short field for the Commanders, who quickly took advantage and took a 7-0 lead.

In a game where DJ was barely dropping back to throw, this fumble forced the Giants to rely even more on the run. The following drive consisted of 16 plays, 13 of them being rush attempts. Singeltary, Tracy, Slayton, and Jones are all getting carries. They capped off this possession with Daniel Jones's first home touchdown pass since he signed his $160 million contract. A one-yard throw to third-string tight end Chris Manhertz.

After tying the game, a well-rested Giants defense looked all out of sorts. They let up two touchdowns in the final seven minutes of the half. It looked as if the defense just gave up, specifically Deonte Banks who was lost trying to guard Terry McLaurin in the red zone. 

Although the final score made it seem like a close game, New York never had a chance to win this game after that collapse at the end of the first half.

A huge part of this was the Commander's run game, as they were able to dominate the Giants even without their star RB Brian Robinson Jr. All three of their backup running backs and QB Jayden Daniels getting 8 plus carries.

The defense had their worst game of the season, yet they still allowed fewer than 30 points. Bad defensive games will happen, but once again the real issue was the horrid offense. A garbage time touchdown brought New York's total up to 22, the most points scored in a home game all year and the second-highest scoring game of the season. Even with that, the Giants are still deadlast in points per game this season with an average of just 15.4 per contest. 

I hate that I have to continue to repeat myself week after week in these blogs, but until DJ is gone there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. 

At this point I feel like the only reason to continue starting Daniel Jones is to lose on purpose, and get a higher draft pick. The season is lost and unless the Giants make a deal for Bryce Young or Anthony Richardson, there won't be anything to look forward to until April. On a more positive not, here's a link to the projected number one pick Cam Ward's highlight tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQrrdInCKA