The New York Giants have performed the Washington Commanders franchise 178 instances within the common season since 1932 and can accomplish that twice extra within the subsequent three weeks.
On this Friday Flashback, we don’t have to return very far. Final season actually, when the Washington Soccer Group defeated the Giants at FedEx Subject in Week 2.
Each groups had misplaced their season openers and Washington had misplaced their beginning quarterback, veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick, to a hip damage and have been going with backup Taylor Heinicke.
It was a back-and-forth sport all afternoon with the WFT successful, 30-29, on a last-second Dustin Hopkins’ 43-yard subject purpose. That’s a typical outcome for the Joe Choose Giants however the loss isn’t essentially the most important occasion to happen that day.
The emergence of Heinicke as an NFL quarterback was the true story. He threw for 336 yards towards the Giants after which went on win six extra video games final yr, together with one other one over Massive Blue, 22-7, within the season finale.
The workforce felt the necessity to improve, nonetheless, and obtained Carson Wentz to be their new starter.
Wentz didn’t transfer the needle this season for the Commanders, going 1-4 earlier than being positioned on IR with a fractured finger on his throwing hand. Heinicke stepped again in because the starter and Washington has gained six of the seven video games he’s began.
Heinicke, 2-0 lifetime towards the Giants, goals to make it 3-0 with a victory on Sunday.
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