The Washington Football Team leads the New York Giants 6-0 at halftime in Week 18 of NFL action.
It was an ugly half of football that featured bad football, weird coaching decisions, such as Giants coach Joe Judge calling for consecutive quarterback sneaks, including one on third-and-9 and good defense. Wait, was it good defense or bad offense? Or, perhaps a combination of both.
"Not a clown team" #Giants just ran a QB sneak on 3rd and 9.pic.twitter.com/Uikv3qnqwX
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 9, 2022
Washington’s first drive was impressive, as quarterback Taylor Heinicke found Terry McLaurin for two completions for 41 yards, and Antonio Gibson did the rest. Unfortunately for Washington, Heinicke’s third-down pass to Cam Sims in the end zone was high, and the WFT settled for a field goal.
Some good news for Washington was McLaurin went over the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season, becoming the first Washington player to do so since Henry Ellard in the mid-1990s.
McLaurin caught three passes for 53 yards in the first half, while Gibson rushed for 71 yards on 10 attempts. He needs 38 more rushing yards to go over 1,000 for the season.
Heinicke completed three of six passes for 53 yards — all to McLaurin.
Washington’s defense held the Giants to 48 total yards in the first half, including just 10 passing yards.
The Giants will receive the second-half kickoff.
