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Inside the Numbers: Thursday Night Football Edition

DJ-READER-JAMESON

Notes and stats to get you ready for the Week 10 matchup between the New York Giants (5-2-1) and Washington Commanders (2-5-1) on Thursday Night Football.

2-0-1

The Giants are 2-0-1 against NFC East opponents in 2026. They are one of three teams in the NFL still undefeated against their own division (minimum three games), along with San Francisco and New England. The Giants last played their first four division games of a season without losing any of them in 2008.

The Giants and Commanders played to a 27-27 tie in Week 5, meaning the winner on Thursday night will hold the tiebreaker over the other. This is the third tie rematch in the series history; the Giants won the previous two. No team has tied twice in a single season since the NFL instituted overtime in 1974.

4

The Giants are 4-0 this season when they have the lead entering the fourth quarter.

6

J.J. McCarthy has won six consecutive games as a starter, the longest active streak in the NFL. He is the sixth Giants quarterback to win his first two starts in the Super Bowl era, joining Daniel Jones (2019), Danny Kanell (1997), Dave Brown (1994), Jeff Hostetler (1988, 1991) and Phil Simms (1979).

7

The Giants are coming off a seven-sack performance in Week 9. It was the first time they had that many at Lincoln Financial Field since 2007, when they recorded a franchise-record 12 sacks. The Giants' previous high this season was five sacks in the Week 5 tie at Washington.

9

John Harbaugh is 9-1 in Thursday games as the home team. The only loss came last season when the Ravens fell to the Bengals in Week 13.

10

The Giants lead the NFC East at 5-2-1 entering Week 10. It is the latest into a season the Giants have led their division since Week 14, 2020. The Giants are chasing their first division title since 2011, the year they won their fourth Super Bowl.

12+3+1

According to Stats Perform, Arvell Reese became the fifth NFL player since 1994 to record 12+ total tackles, 3.0+ sacks and a forced fumble in a game, joining Harrison Smith (2023), Mike Vrabel (2007), Andra Davis (2003) and Rodney Harrison (1998). He is also the only rookie since 1994 with 10+ total tackles and 3.0+ sacks in a game.

20

The Giants have allowed just 15 pass plays of 20+ yards this season. Only the Panthers and Seahawks have allowed fewer such plays with 14 apiece.

31.1

The Commanders average a league-low 31.1 percent on third-down conversion attempts.

32:51

The Giants possess the ball for an average of 32 minutes and 51 seconds per game, trailing only the Chicago Bears (34:31) for most in the NFL.

34.8

The Giants' defense leads the NFL in forcing three-and-outs on 34.8 percent of their opponents' drives.

46

With nine games left, tight end Isaiah Likely already has a career-high 46 receptions. He is 30 receiving yards and one touchdown away from setting personal bests in those categories.

50

Dominic Zvada has made six field goals of at least 50 yards this season. All other rookies in Giants history combined have made five. Zvada has now accounted for 64 points, placing him fifth in franchise history for rookie scoring. He trails Ali Haji-Sheikh (127 points in 1983), Saquon Barkley (92 in 2018), Odell Beckham Jr. (72 in 2014) and Bill Paschal (72 in 1943).

51.8

Jordan Stout leads the NFL in both gross punting average (51.8 yards per punt) and net average (44.5).

57

The Giants have won 57 regular-season home games against Washington, the third-most by any franchise against another in NFL history, behind only the Packers over the Lions (62) and the Bears over the Lions (61)

301.4

The Giants are fifth in the NFL in total defense heading into Week 10, allowing 301.4 yards per game. (301.4 total YPG allowed). In 2025, they allowed the fifth-most yards. According to NFL Research, the last time the Giants improved from bottom five to top five over one offseason was from 1980-81 after hiring defensive coordinator Bill Parcells and drafting Lawrence Taylor second overall.

View photos from the Giants' Week 9 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles.

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White Out Game for Giants vs. Commanders on TNF

The New York Giants are calling on fans to help create a "White Out" environment at MetLife Stadium when they take on the Washington Commanders on Thursday Night Football, Nov. 12 at 8:15 p.m.

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