It was not a great first half for Kyle Allen. It wasn’t a terrible one. It was decent. The same can't be said for his second half in Washington Football's 20-19 loss to the New York Giants
Of course, his early performance was much better than his first start when he left the game before halftime due to an injury. However, while Allen was able to move the ball at times and had some good drives against the Giants, the quarterback's mistakes killed Washington.
Head coach Ron Rivera gave Allen the starting job over second-year passer Dwayne Haskins because of his familiarity with the system. But the risk was evident: Allen is prone to turnovers. And turning the ball over was his undoing Sunday in the Meadowlands.
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After Washington’s first drive resulted in a missed field goal, the second ended prematurely with Allen tossing a terrible interception.
It was worse when looking at a second angle.
Later in the half, Washington was on the move, but Allen took a terrible sack on first-and-ten from the New York 23-yard line that killed a potential touchdown drive
There was another bad sack from Allen.
After Washington’s drive stalled, New York was penalized for running into the kicker on the punt and it gave Washington a chance to gamble and head coach Ron Rivera loves to gamble with a fourth-and-four decision from the Giants 40.
Allen avoided the rush and found a receiver.
A few plays later Allen found Logan Thomas in the end zone to cap a decent first half for Washington.
Allen ended the half 16-for-21 with 151 yards passing and one touchdown and one interception. Terry McLaurin the top target (7 times) and had 4 catches for 46 yards.
That was the good half for Allen.
Allen ended the game 15-for-21 for 129 yards and one touchdown and one fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
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And while Washington only had a few chances in the game’s final 30 minutes (four possessions) the game was lost when the offense was on the field. But with the ball, Allen’s drives were this: punt, long drive for a field goal, fumble, and touchdown.
Allen had a chance to win the game, with under four minutes left he had the offense moving and in Giants’ territory. But then the wheels fell off in spectral fashion in the form of a fumble returned for the game-winning touchdown.
But with this sorry Giants defense, no team is ever out of it and Allen got Washington into a position to win with a minute remaining they were deep inside Giants’ territory.
A touchdown pass to Cam Sims gave Washington hope.
But a blown two-point conversion ended it.