Commanders Edge Giants 24-21 and Buck Is Yelling at the Recliner

Commanders 24, Giants 21

Washington wins a nail-biter. Three points. That's it. The Commanders move to 3-5-1 and the Giants fall to 5-3-1.

Now here's where I need to put down the wings and talk. The Giants ran for 116 yards. The Commanders ran for 105. New York won the ground game and still lost the game. My recliner has questions.

I live by one rule: If you can't stop the run, you can't win. The Giants did stop the run. They held Washington to 105 yards, which is under the 121.6 per game they give up on the season. And they still lost. That's the exception, folks. I'm saying it out loud so you know I'm honest. Even a legend gets a one-off.

So what happened? I'm not blaming the tackling today. The Giants out-ran them and out-held them on the ground and came up three points short. Somebody go find the missing points. I threw a remote. It was a spare.

Run defense check

The Commanders allow 103.8 rushing yards per game, 14th of 32. The Giants allow 121.6, 19th of 32. Washington is the better run stopping team on the season, and today's numbers say the Giants weren't the problem on that side. Middle of the pack for both. Nobody is wearing a crown.

Coming up

Sunday, Nov. 15, 8:30 AM Central: New England Patriots at Detroit Lions, Week 10.

That is early. Get the wings going now, because cold wings are a crime and I don't want to hear excuses. Sauce on the jersey is expected. I'll be in the recliner with every remote I have left.

That's the news. Stop the run, eat the wings, and stay for the whole game. People who leave early are dead to me.