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Washington QB Taylor Heinicke rebounds from INT to lead comeback win

LANDOVER, Md. -- The Taylor Heinicke love affair in Washington is about to bloom in full force. Just when it looked like the fan favorite had made a crucial mistake, he recovered to lead a stirring rally.

The Washington Football Team quarterback led a comeback win over the New York Giants in the third start of his roller-coaster career. He led a two-minute drive capped by Dustin Hopkins’ 43-yard field goal at the buzzer for a 30-29 victory. Hopkins had missed from 48 yards, but New York was penalized for being offsides.

Washington evened its record at 1-1 with a road game at Buffalo next week in Heinicke's first start subbing for the injured Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will miss six to eight weeks with a right hip subluxation.