{"id":465,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/465","headline":"Giants and Commanders settle for 27-27 tie after wild comeback","dek":"Jameis Winston threw for three touchdowns in the second half to erase a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, but New York couldn't finish the job in overtime.","body":"The Giants and Commanders played to a 27-27 overtime tie in Landover on Sunday, a result that left both NFC East teams stuck in neutral. Jameis Winston was the reason New York had a chance at all, completing 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns while leaning heavily on Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely.\n\nWinston's day started rough, with a first-half fumble mixed into the struggles. But he flipped the script after the break, going 26-for-38 for three touchdowns as the Giants clawed back from a 14-point fourth-quarter hole. One of those drives was a 13-play, 63-yard march that ended in a touchdown. Coach John Harbaugh called Winston \"amazing\" in the second half, crediting a shift in offensive approach, though he noted the quarterback would be the first to admit the first half belonged to everybody's shortcomings, not just his own.\n\nOn the other side, Jayden Daniels made his return from an arm injury and looked plenty mobile, throwing for 199 yards while adding 103 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.\n\nThe tie moves the Giants to 3-1-1 and the Commanders to 1-3-1, with neither club doing much to separate itself in a division that remains up for grabs.","published_at":"2026-10-12T23:04:35.401115+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Jameis Winston was almost the hero the Giants needed before Big Blue OT blunder","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/sports/jameis-winston-was-almost-the-hero-the-giants-needed-before-ot-blunder/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"John Harbaugh explains Jameis Winston's 'amazing' QB play in Giants' 27-27 tie with Commanders","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/john-harbaugh-explains-jameis-winstons-013005883.html"},{"outlet":"Defector","publisher":"Defector","title":"Well, That’s The Dumbest Thing I’ve Seen In Some Time","url":"https://defector.com/well-thats-the-dumbest-thing-ive-seen-in-some-time"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants overturn 14-point deficit, but fumble away chance to win in 27-27 tie with Commanders","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-overturn-14-point-deficit-210500425.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants vs. Commanders Player of the Game: QB Jameis Winston","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-vs-commanders-player-game-211538402.html"},{"outlet":"SB Nation","publisher":"SB Nation","title":"The Commanders-Giants tie was pure chaos","url":"https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1132024/commanders-giants-tie-video-time-management-jayden-daniels"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants-Commanders instant grades: Washington gets ‘F’ for clock management","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-commanders-instant-grades-washington-212348936.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants and Commanders Battle to Wild 27-27 Overtime Tie","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-commanders-battle-wild-27-220655198.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"“Two Interceptions Written All Over It”: NFL Fans React to Jameis Winston’s Raincoat Outfit Ahead of Giants vs Commanders Matchup","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/two-interceptions-written-over-nfl-223934366.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Quick facts and numbers from Commanders' Week 5 tie with the Giants","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/quick-facts-numbers-commanders-week-000040551.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jameis Winston Praised by John Harbaugh After Giants Week 5 Tie","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jameis-winston-praised-john-harbaugh-003736014.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jameis Winston Reacts to Giants Tie With Commanders in Week 5","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jameis-winston-reacts-giants-tie-052721657.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Things I think’: Jameis Winston is, and should be, the NY Giants quarterback","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/things-think-jameis-winston-ny-132146137.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants-Commanders: 5 plays that led to this game ending in a tie","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-commanders-5-plays-led-165400584.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Report Card: How we graded New York Giants in tie vs. Commanders","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/report-card-graded-york-giants-175522982.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giants QB Jameis Winston Shares True Feelings After J.J. McCarthy Debut","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-qb-jameis-winston-shares-214348034.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}