New York carries a 5-2-1 record and a two-game division lead into Thursday night against a Washington team desperate to stop the bleeding.
The Giants and Commanders meet again Thursday night at MetLife Stadium, this time with a lot more separating them than their Week 5 tie. Back then the two sides played to a 27-27 deadlock, a game Washington nearly won before Jayden Daniels ran out of room and timeouts in overtime.
Since then New York has pulled away. The Giants sit atop the NFC East at 5-2-1, good for the NFC's No. 3 seed, after beating Philadelphia 19-11 on Nov. 8 for their second straight win. Washington, meanwhile, has gone the other direction, dropping to 2-5-1 following a 20-13 loss to the Rams.
The stakes on a short week are straightforward. A Commanders loss would push them four games back of their division rival with eight games remaining, while a win would cut the deficit to two. Daniels has been sharp with the football, having thrown just one interception on the season, none coming on his 180 attempts.
Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.