Stefon Diggs Gives Jayden Daniels New Nickname After Giants Win

The Washington Commanders pulled out a gutsy win over the New York Giants to kick off week ten, giving head coach Dan Quinn life in a slumping NFC East race ahead of Dallas hosting San Francisco and Philadelphia on a bye. Yet in Washington, all the focus sits on quarterback Jayden Daniels, who wide receiver Stefon Diggs nicknamed, 'Baby Kobe [Bryant]' after the Thursday night win.

Thursday did feature some bad from Daniels after tossing a pair of interceptions on consecutive possessions, marking his first two in 2026, though did throw for three touchdowns and 249 yards while completing nearly 70% of his passes. He also added 28 yards across 11 carries to lead the Commanders to 340 yards of total offense, but it was how it ended that resonated most.

Following Daniels' second interception, the defense lived up to moment after forcing the New York Giants into a quick three and out to bring the punt team on the field for the second time over the final five minutes. Daniels' response began with Treylon Burks drawing a defensive pass interference against Giants' cornerback Deonte Banks, before Daniels scrambled for one yard then found running back Austin Ekeler for a five yard gain. Yet with Washington in field goal range and needing a touchdown, Daniels signaled to Diggs pre-snap before connecting on a slant that Diggs broke loose for the 32 yard go ahead touchdown, made possible due to two Giants' defensive backs colliding into each other.

The Giants response ended quickly after consecutive incompletions was then followed by JJ McCarthy's second interception with the organization, while Rasul Douglas came down with his third interception of the season, marking his most since 2023.

In the end, Daniels preserved his unbeaten streak against the New York Giants, moving to 5-0-1 to begin his NFL career. Daniels' 69.7 completion percentage also marked his best since completing over 72% of his passes in the week six loss against San Francisco, while his three passing touchdowns marked a season high and most since matching the total in the one point loss at home against the Chicago Bears in week six of the 2025 regular season.

Now, the question will be for Daniels to build on it with a meeting against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals next up on the schedule with kickoff set for 8:15 PM on Monday, Nov. 23, the second consecutive primetime game.