The New York Giants suffered another heart-breaking loss and will remain winless after Week 2 of the 2021 NFL season. The Giants were beaten by the Washington Football Team on Thursday night in a 29-30 thriller that came down to a last-second field goal.
The Giants had a better start to the game, going the distance on their first drive. They marched 79 yards down the field and managed to put seven points on the board thanks to quarterback Daniel Jones’ six-yard run.
Washington, playing without their starting quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick, didn’t have much going for them on offense in the first quarter. But backup Taylor Heinicke managed to turn things around in the second quarter, leading the team on two scoring drives. Wideout Terry McLaurin scored the first while the second one got punched in by J.D. McKissic.
The second period saw both teams taking turns in the lead. The Giants put some impressive stretches thanks to a 47-yarder by Graham Gano and an impressive 33-yard TD pass that Jones completed to Darius Slayton.
Washington, on the other hand, needed just two plays to go 75 yards and score.
The most interesting part of the game, however, came in the last three minutes. Washington had both the ball and a 27-26 lead. They only needed to waste enough time and put points on board to win it all.
However, Heinicke misjudged one pass to McLaurin and ended up being picked by James Bradberry. This set up the Giants for a field goal that gave them the lead with 2:00 left on the clock.
This proved to be enough time for Washington’s offense to make amends. With several impressive plays, Heinicke managed to set up his kicker Dustin Hopkins for a 48-yard attempt. Hopkins missed his first attempt but managed to do better in a do-over due to a penalty.
This was the first win for Washington in 2021 and will probably serve as an encouragement ahead of the tough Week 3 matchup against the Buffalo Bills. The New York Giants, on the other hand, will face the Atlanta Falcons next week in an attempt to get their first win.
