The Commanders and Giants met in Week 2 at Northwest Stadium in Landover and played 60 minutes of football without the winning team scoring a touchdown. Washington’s (then) brand new kicker, Austin Seibert, was the MVP of the game, kicking 7 field goals on 7 attempts to win the game 21-18.
In the intervening weeks, Washington went on to win 5 of 6 games to reach 6-2, while the Giants were 2-4 and came into this game on a 3-game losing streak. Any hope the Giants had of salvaging the season probably required them to get the Week 9 victory against the visiting Commanders.