Giants’ Daniel Jones Throws 5 Touchdown Passes to Beat Washington

Barkley came into the game with just one run of 40-plus yards this season. He busted out a 32-yard run on the Giants’ first possession and turned Redskins safety Montae Nicholson inside out during a 67-yard touchdown on his fourth carry.

He also had the game’s longest reception, at 51 yards, when Jones found him wide open in the first quarter.

Jones, Barkley and Shepard showed further evidence that whoever is running the Giants (4-11) next season has talented building blocks to work with on offense, along with a high draft pick. Shurmur and General Manager Dave Gettleman’s jobs are reportedly in jeopardy, though the embattled coach played down winning as a way to prove to ownership he deserves to stay.

“Getting a win is important for all of us,” Shurmur said. “We’re not doing it for those reasons. We’re doing it because it’s what we do. How anybody evaluates that, that’s out of our control.”

The Redskins (3-12) moved into the driver’s seat for the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft. If the Cincinnati Bengals, who clinched the top pick with their overtime loss at Miami, opt for the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow, it would give Washington the first opportunity to select the Ohio State pass rusher Chase Young.

The Chase Young bowl was a showcase of productive playmaking and bad defense. Barkley ran for 108 yards on his first four carries, while Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins was 12 of 15 for 133 yards and two touchdown passes before injuring his left ankle on the first play of the second half.

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