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Commanders vs Giants game thread

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Mark Bullock
Sep 07, 2025
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It’s finally here, the first Sunday of the NFL regular season! The Washington Commanders host the New York Giants today in an NFC East rivalry game to open the season, which means it’s time for our first game thread of the season! If you’re a new subscriber, we use the comments section of this thread to chat about the game as it happens. I’ll be posting my thoughts throughout the game, including takeaways from drives, reactions to big plays and any other analysis I can provide. I’ll also be responding to as many other comments as I can. It’s always fun to see you guys joining in with the chat and reacting to the game, so feel free to jump in!

Previewing the game, I felt the big matchup defensively was how the Commanders could handle the Giants run scheme. Brian Daboll has a diverse and creative set of run schemes to call upon and the Commanders struggled with them last year, giving up an average of over five yards per carry across the two games against the Giants in 2024. The Commander…

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