Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds remaining as the Washington Commanders stunned the New York Giants 24-21 in Thursday Night Football at MetLife Stadium.

The Commanders took over after the two-minute warning needing a touchdown, and Daniels needed only three plays to march them 71 yards for the winning score. It was a finish that kept Washington's season alive and tightened the race at the top of the NFC East.

Daniels threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns on 23 of 33 passing, although he also threw the first two interceptions of his season. Diggs finished with six catches for 83 yards, and his last grab was the one that mattered most.

Giants let a late lead slip away

New York had looked on course for a rousing comeback win of its own. The Giants trailed 10-7 at half-time after Daniels found tight end Ben Sinnott, but they stormed back in the second half. Cam Skattebo scored on a 13-yard run to put the hosts 14-10 ahead, and after rookie Antonio Williams answered with a 31-yard touchdown catch for Washington, the Giants struck again.

A 66-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy to tight end Isaiah Likely put New York 21-17 in front with 8 minutes 13 seconds left. Likely finished with nine catches for 127 yards, while Skattebo rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns.

Yet the Giants could not close the game out. They had already squandered two fourth-quarter interceptions, from Jevon Holland and Ar'Darius Washington, by going three-and-out on both of the possessions that followed. A missed field goal from rookie kicker Dominic Zvada and a first career fumble from Malik Nabers at the Washington 19 also proved costly.

Daniels delivers when it matters most

Given one last chance, Daniels was ruthless. He moved Washington down the field in 49 seconds and found Diggs in space for the 32-yard score. Rasul Douglas then intercepted McCarthy's desperation pass at the Washington 11-yard line with 25 seconds left to seal the win.

The result improved Washington to 3-5-1 and kept the Commanders within reach in the division. The Giants, who remain top of the NFC East at 5-3-1, have now gone 5-0-1 in the last six meetings between the sides without a win, after the two teams tied 27-27 when they met in October.

Washington now has a long weekend before returning to action against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11 on Monday Night Football. For the Giants, the defeat was a reminder of how fine the margins are in a division race they still lead, but no longer control quite so comfortably.

The game had almost started late, with thunderstorms in northern New Jersey threatening the 8.15pm kick-off before conditions eased. Once it began, it produced the kind of back-and-forth finish Thursday night football is known for, and this time it was the visitors who held their nerve.