Russell Wilson Ripped for His Postgame Comments After Giants’ Ugly Loss to Commanders

Andy Nesbitt | Sep 7, 2025

Russell Wilson thought the Giants "left it all on the field" in Sunday's loss to the Commanders. / @SNYGiants

Russell Wilson's first game as the starting quarterback for the New York Giants didn't go as he hoped. The 36-year-old former Super Bowl champ was unable to lead the offense to a single touchdown in a 21-6 loss on the road to the Washington Commanders.

Wilson threw for only 168 yards in the loss, and afterwards, he already had reporters asking Giants head coach Brian Daboll if the 36-year-old would remain as the team's starter going forward.

Not the best of debuts, indeed.

Wilson, however, was proud of the way he and the team fought all game long, saying after the loss: "I thought we competed our butts off today. That was a physical game—we left it all on the field, we gave it our all physically."

"I thought we competed our butts off today. That was a physical game - we left it all on the field, we gave it our all physically."

- Russell Wilson pic.twitter.com/CIBxpX6IUF

— Giants Videos (@SNYGiants) September 7, 2025

Giants fans had issues with those comments.

“Competed our butts off”

We could only score 6 points 💔🥀 https://t.co/WDeLDuCKse

— Hasty (@HastyHighlights) September 7, 2025

If you say y’all gave it your all physically, we’re heading towards 0-17#NYGiants https://t.co/BDpZPq5dao

— Aaron (@JMac_G) September 7, 2025

Dude that makes it worse! #NYGiants https://t.co/iAzlRRCyX7 pic.twitter.com/9AiEGpkVwP

— Shane (@Seamus0914) September 7, 2025

What https://t.co/yVhPSm7Duv

— Katelyn Brower (@KatelynBrower_) September 7, 2025

Already tired of this nonsense https://t.co/zdrDqBL32f

— rickypio (@TheRealRickyPio) September 7, 2025

ya and i’m kay adams https://t.co/DQ7tHvUJjm

— smalls (@StephieSmallls) September 7, 2025

Spoiler alert: You didn't https://t.co/4dNFmIkNWO

— lindsey ok (@lindseyyok) September 7, 2025

We scored 6 points vs one of the worst defenses in the league and this is what hes talking about https://t.co/0g3gpJV3MU

— . (@hyattwatcher) September 7, 2025

No team serious about winning would ever sign this 🤡 https://t.co/J3aPiAlZs0

— Brandon Velaski (@bvelaski) September 7, 2025

I fkn absolutely cannot stand this guy. It’s the same vanilla response, throughout his entire career. Whether you got beat by 50 points or you beat your opponent by 50 points, it’s the same tone the same verbiage. Put Dart in. Period. https://t.co/wHmeBsP8gt

— BSchamz (@BenSchamberger6) September 7, 2025

I was at the game, We got our asses whooped and it was not competitive at all. Start Dart and fix up the o-line and keep it pushing https://t.co/IecBiNPZS8

— Reggie (@ReggiegBTW) September 7, 2025

Wilson and the Giants will look to bounce back next Sunday when they play the Cowboys in Dallas.

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