New York’s next three plays: an incomplete pass in the direction of an eligible lineman, a run for a loss of 1, then another incompletion. The Giants finally gave in and kicked a field goal.

Down 21-6 late in the fourth quarter, New York had first-and-goal from the 3, but Wilson threw four straight incompletions.

“Obviously, six points it’s tough to win a game,” Giants coach Brian Daboll said. “We left 11 points out there in the red zone.”

The Commanders never let Wilson look all that comfortable in his first start with New York. The Giants, who went 3-14 last season, did show enough on defense to suggest some improvement is possible. Washington didn’t score a point in the second half until Samuel’s 19-yard touchdown run made it 21-6 with 7:09 to play.

Washington faced second-and-17 on

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