Washington Commanders Rule Out Two vs. New York Giants

The Washington Commanders will look to pick up a critical division win when they face the New York Giants on Thursday night football. Yet they will take the field without two players after head coach Dan Quinn ruled out both center Lucas Patrick and tight end Colson Yankoff.

The absence of Patrick was expected given the starting center suffered a concussion and was ruled out for the second half of the week nine loss, making a return to play on a short week a longshot at best. That led Dan Quinn to turn back to Nick Allegretti as the starting center in week ten, marking his first start at the position since week two. Allegretti opened the regular season as the starting center before being demoted in favor of Lucas Patrick in week three, while Allegretti started at right guard in the home opener against the Seattle Seahawks. Quinn also noted that rookie Matt Gulbin drew the nod as Patrick's replacement in the second half against the Los Angeles Rams given it was Gulbin who was the team's backup center in practice with Allegretti working at guard prior to the latest injury in the trenches.

Yankoff's production has been largely limited after reeling in two catches on three targets for 16 yards across weeks two and three, but has only drawn two targets and one catch for six yards over his last five appearances.

The status of wide receiver Treylon Burks, who was one of two wide receivers who were ruled out against the Rams, also remains one to watch after Dan Quinn previously expressed optimism in his status at the start of the week. While Burks was not spotted during the available portion of Wednesday's practice, Quinn noted that was in "preparation" for Burks' plan play against the New York Giants. Burks suffered a foot injury in the closing minutes of the week six road loss against the San Francisco 49ers, leaving Stefon Diggs and rookie Antonio Williams as the only two wide receivers available in week nine who caught a pass from quarterback Jayden Daniels this season.

Burks enters week ten ranked fourth on the team after averaging nearly 39 receiving yards across his six appearances in 2026, doing so on 12 catches and 22 targets while adding two touchdowns.

Kickoff is set for 8:15 PM ET on Thursday night as the Commanders pointed to the second meeting against the Giants as a 'must win' game.