Jayden Daniels has lost to the Dallas Cowboys three times. He's lost to the Philadelphia Eagles three times. After a chaotic Thursday Night Football game, he has still never lost to the New York Giants.
The third-year quarterback's spell has never been as frustratingly effective as it was in New York's 24-21 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 10. Daniels gave the G-Men every opportunity to put the game away, but no amount of mistakes could have overcome the apparent magical hold that he has on his NFC East rival.
Daniels is now 4-0-1 as a starter against Big Blue, with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. No matter how many crucial mistakes he makes, it doesn't seem to matter. The Giants just can't beat him. John Harbaugh's squad will now have to wait until the 2027 season to get another crack at him.
Giants' inability to overcome Jayden Daniels reached a new low in Week 10 loss
It looked like there was a light at the end of the tunnel late in the fourth quarter. Daniels, who hadn't thrown an interception all season, threw two bad ones in the second half. The first was an underthrown ball that Jevon Holland took advantage of in the red zone, and the second was an out-breaker that Ar'Darius Washington jumped in front of.
The light that the Giants thought they saw turned out to be an oncoming train.
On his final drive, Daniels took the ball all the way down the field before delivering a laser to Stefon Diggs over the middle for what would become the game-winning touchdown.
Daniels wasn't playing anywhere close to his best in this game. He made plenty of key mistakes and came up short time and time again. But when the game was on the line, he came out on top.
Even after containing Daniels all night long, the G-Men couldn't stop him when it mattered most. Maybe there is something to this whole "spell" thing.
Giants couldn't get out of their own way in Week 10 loss to Commanders
All deserved credit to Daniels for that final throw, but the Giants shot themselves in the foot in this loss.
According to ESPN, the G-Men had a 93.2% chance of winning immediately after Ar'Darius Washington's interception. Somehow, they still found a way to hand the game back to their rival.
The Commanders wouldn't have been in a position for Daniels to make the throw to Diggs had it not been for a pass interference committed by Deonte Banks earlier on that drive. Banks, whose mistakes are clouding an otherwise excellent season, just didn't get his head around and allowed Washington free yardage as a result.
Even after the Commanders scored, Greg Desrosiers Jr. fumbled the kick return. The Giants were able to recover, but they nearly gave the game away on that play. Of course, J.J. McCarthy's interception was the final dagger.
The Giants lost this game just as much as the Commanders won it, if not more. If they had limited their mistakes, especially in the third quarter, they would be sitting pretty with a 6-2-1 record and a commanding lead in the NFC East. Instead, their playoff standing looks shakier than ever.
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