LANDOVER, Md. — Cam Skattebo fumbled away a New York Giants win on Sunday. Then Jayden Daniels handed them a 27-27 tie in a jaw-droppingly dysfunctional ending for the Washington Commanders.

The Giants’ running back seemingly had fumbled the ball and the game away at Washington’s 24-yard line while needing only a field goal to win in overtime.

But Dan Quinn’s Washington offense inexplicably ran the ball on the final play of OT holding no timeouts while in field goal range for the game-winning kick.

And the clock ran down to zero at Northwest Stadium with every single person in the building staring at the field in disbelief.

John Harbaugh’s first place Giants (3-1-1) will take it, with separation from the Philadelphia Eagles (2-3), Dallas Cowboys (2-3) and last-place Commanders (1-3-1) in the division for now.

They were fortunate earlier on the Skattebo fumble drive, anyway, when Commanders defensive back Jeremy Reaves dropped what should have been a game-ending interception from Jameis Winston.

Winston overall had a strong game, though, completing 33 of 54 passes for 326 yards, three touchdowns and one turnover.

Overtime had started with rookie kicker Dominic Zvada missing a 46-yard field goal wide left on the Giants’ opening possession. The Commanders took over at their own 36 yard line with 7:57 remaining needing only a field goal to win, but Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter forced a Dyami Brown fumble on third down.

Washington recovered on the Giants’ 46-yard line but had to punt, and the Giants took over at their own 9-yard line before Skattebo fumbled in field goal range.

The Giants only reached overtime because Winston led four consecutive scoring drives to end regulation. He overcame a 14-point deficit and tied the game at 27 apiece with 1:43 to play on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Malik Nabers up the middle of the field.

He threw two touchdown passes to tight end Isaiah Likely of three and 17 yards in the second half prior to finding Nabers for the game-tying score.

Those were the Giants’ answers to two Daniels second half rushing touchdowns of 38 and 26 yards right up the gut of the Giants’ defense in the third and fourth quarters.

The Giants saw right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor (calf), safety Tyler Nubin (neck) and corner Colton Hood (concussion) all go down with injuries during the grueling game.

The Giants trailed, 12-3, at halftime because they couldn’t run or move the ball on offense.

They came in committed to control the game on the ground, but Harbaugh’s running backs carried the ball 11 times for a measly 21 yards (1.9 yards per carry) in the first half.

That put Winston in a lot of second and third and longs, and the Commanders teed off with their pass rush and blitzes, including a K’Lavon Chaisson sack fumble of Winston recovered by Tim Settle in the second quarter.

The Giants’ defense allowed a four-play touchdown drive on the game’s first possession. Washington running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt sprinted into the end zone untouched from 33 yards out for a 6-0 lead two minutes in after a missed extra point.

Otherwise, the defense only allowed three Drew Stevens field goals, including after Settle recovered Winston’s fumble at the Giants’ 27-yard line with 1:58 to play.

Winston made some good throws on the final possession of the first half to try to get some more points on the board before the break. But Skattebo dropped one pass and Nabers dropped two.

Zvada then missed a 57-yard field goal attempt, his second miss of the first half. He also had missed from 50 yards in the first quarter, although he sank a 51-yarder for their only points of the half.

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