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LANDOVER, Md. — Dustin Hopkins made a 43-yard tract extremity connected an untimed down — aft a punishment negated his miss seconds earlier — and Washington bushed the New York Giants 30-29 connected Thursday night.
Hopkins missed his archetypal effort to triumph the game, but helium was fixed a reprieve erstwhile Dexter Lawrence was flagged for being offside. His adjacent effort was good, giving Washington (1-1) a chaotic triumph and providing different infinitesimal successful the prima for Taylor Heinicke.
The 28-year-old Heinicke, who became a spot of a sensation successful Washington erstwhile helium came retired of obscurity to play successful a nonaccomplishment to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay successful past season’s playoffs, threw for 336 yards and 2 touchdowns. He outgo Washington dearly with a precocious interception, but aft Graham Gano’s 5th tract extremity of the crippled gave the Giants a 29-27 pb with 2:00 remaining, Heinicke guided Washington backmost into tract extremity range.
“He does person the quality to propulsion the shot and marque each the throws. We’ve seen that,” manager Ron Rivera said. “And he’s got a batch of confidence.”
Daniel Jones threw for 249 yards and a touchdown for the Giants (0-2). He besides ran for 95 yards and a TD.
For astir of the night, it was Washington’s highly touted defence that wasn’t pulling its weight. New York scored connected its archetypal 4 possessions of the 2nd half, but aft the Giants went up 26-20, Heinicke needed conscionable 17 seconds to enactment Washington ahead.
J.D. McKissic slipped downfield for a 56-yard reception, and past Ricky Seals-Jones outjumped Adoree’ Jackson successful the country of the extremity portion for a 19-yard TD that enactment Washington up 27-26.
The Giants had to punt aft that, but arsenic Washington was trying to tally retired the clock, James Bradberry picked disconnected a walk by Heinicke, giving the Giants the shot astatine the Washington 20.
Washington’s defence forced a tract goal, giving Heinicke different chance. Then the punishment connected Lawrence gave Hopkins his 2nd chance.
“It’s going to beryllium a pugnacious lesson,” Giants manager Joe Judge said. “I’m not going to enactment this connected Dexter.”
After struggling to halt Justin Herbert and the Chargers past weekend, Washington’s defence had its problems again astatine the commencement of this game. New York went 79 yards successful 11 plays the archetypal clip it had the ball, taking a 7-0 pb connected a 6-yard tally by Jones.
After Washington tied it connected Heinicke’s 11-yard scoring walk to Terry McLaurin, Jones broke escaped for what initially looked similar a 58-yard touchdown run. That play was shortened by a holding penalty, however, and the Giants settled for a tract goal.
Washington took a 14-10 pb connected a 2-yard TD tally by McKissic successful the last infinitesimal of the half.
Jones recovered Darius Slayton for a 33-yard TD successful the 3rd 4th that enactment New York up 20-14.
PENALTIES
Heinicke’s precocious interception was the game’s lone turnover, but determination were plentifulness of penalties connected some teams. Washington had 9 for 80 yards, and the Giants had 11 for 81.
INJURIES
Giants: OL Nick Gates was carted disconnected with a breached limb successful the archetypal quarter. Gates, usually a center, played defender Thursday aft New York enactment Shane Lemieux connected injured reserve.
Washington: DT Matt Ioannidis near successful the archetypal fractional with a genu wounded but returned to the game.
UP NEXT
Giants: New York returns location to look the Atlanta Falcons connected Sept. 26.
Washington: Two consecutive roadworthy games await Washington, with the archetypal coming Sept. 26 against the Buffalo Bills.
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