Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A tough rushing touchdown by Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Sam Howell led to a brawl with the New York Giants in the first half of this matchup between division rivals on Sunday.
As a result, two players ended up getting ejected. Howell was surveying the field on 2nd-and-goal from the Giants’ 7-yard line, so he decided to tuck it and run.
He was met by multiple Giants defenders near the goal line, and though linebacker Bobby Okereke seemed to keep him out of the end zone, officials signaled that Howell scored. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell scores a touchdown against the New York Giants at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, on No .
19, 2023. (Geoff Burke-USA Today Sports) But the rookie didn’t see the signal and kept trying to get into the end zone, which led multiple Giants defenders, led by safety Xavier McKinney, to throw Howell out of bounds. SAQUON BARKLEY SAYS ‘LOYALTY MEANS NOTHING’ AS GIANTS BRUTAL SEASON CONTINUES Howell appeared shaken up from the hit, and that caused his Commanders teammates to have his back.