* Washington opened up the scoring on its second possession as **QB Jayden Daniels** found **TE Zach Ertz** for a 7-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead.
* The Giants responded with a 21-yard field goal by **K Graham Gano** to cut into Washington's lead, 7-3.
* The drive spanned 8:03 and 16 plays. The last time the Giants had a drive consisting of 8+ minutes and 16+ plays that ended in a score was vs. Washington on 11/3/2024: a 16-play, 9:43 drive that ended in a touchdown.
* Washington took a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter on a 6-yard touchdown run by **RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt**.
* The Giants opened the scoring in the third quarter when Gano connected on a 55-yard field goal attempt with 1:47 left, making the score 14-6 Washington.
* As a Giant, Gano has attempted 32 field goals of 50+ yards and been successful on 26. His 26 from 50+ are the most in franchise history. **Joe Danelo** (1976-1982) has the 2nd-most with 9 makes.
* Washington capped off the scoring with a 19-yard touchdown run from **WR Deebo Samuel** with 7:09 remaining in the game. The Giants fell today by a score of 21-6.
* **QB Russell Wilson** made his 200th career appearance and start today. He became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to start all 200 of their first 200 games played, joining **Matthew Stafford**, **Matt Ryan** and **Peyton Manning**.
* Wilson finished the day with 168 yards passing, moving his career total to 46,303 yards. After today's performance, Wilson climbed to 15th overall on the all-time passing yards list, passing **Vinny Testaverde** (46,233) and **Carson Palmer** (46,247).
* **WR Malik Nabers** finished with 5 catches for 71 yards. Through 16 career games, Nabers has recorded 114 receptions, the 2nd-most by any player in NFL history in his first 16 games. **WR** **Odell Beckham Jr.** owns the record for most catches in 16 career games with 115.
* **OLB Brian Burns** produced 2.0 sacks, making him the first Giant since **DE Jason Pierre-Paul** (2.0 sacks at Washington on 9/11/11) to record 2.0+ sacks in an opening game.
* **OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux** and **LB Abdul Carter** split 1 sack, bringing the Giants defense to a total of 3.0 sacks on the day. It marked the most sacks by the Giants defense in a Week 1 matchup since 2011, when they totaled 4.0 sacks at Washington on 9/11/11.
* **ILB Bobby Okereke** registered 16 tackles, 1 shy of his career-high 17 that he set as a member of the Indianapolis Colts against the Giants in MetLife Stadium on 1/1/23.
* Okereke became the second Giant since 1994 to record 16+ tackles in a Week 1 matchup, joining **LB B.J. Goodson**, who totaled 18 tackles at Dallas on 9/10/2017.
* The last player to record 16+ tackles in a Week 1 matchup was **Zaire Franklin**, who had 17 tackles for the Indianapolis Colts against Jacksonville on 9/10/23.