LANDOVER, Md. – Daniel Jones completed his longest pass of the season, didn't turn over the ball for the first time, and the New York Giants held on to beat Washington 23-20 Sunday for their second victory this season.Jones was 23 of 34 for 212 yards, including a 50-yard connection with Austin Mack and a touchdown pass to Evan Engram to build a 17-point halftime lead.
The Giants (2-7) attempted to run to run things out in the second half and survived a couple of touchdown drives led by Alex Smith, who replaced injured Washington quarterback Kyle Allen.
Smith connected with Terry McLaurin on a 68-yard score, his first TD pass in 728 days, to cut New York's lead to 23-20 in the fourth quarter.