When the clock hit double-zero at MetLife Stadium Sunday, Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins had one target in mind.

The rookie just made his NFL debut against the Giants, the team he rooted for as a kid growing up in Middlesex County, and he wanted to thank Eli Manning, the quarterback he watched lead Big Blue for the entire span of his fandom, for the memories.

“I talked to Eli after the game and I just told him how much I appreciated watching him since I was eight years old,” Haskins said following the 24-3 loss. “I grew up here and lived an hour away from the stadium. (New) Jersey still runs deep in my blood and it allowed for me to be out there and some of my family was here.”

It was a bittersweet day for Haskins, who faltered in his first taste of NFL regular season action.

Haskins threw three interceptions and for just 107 yards on 9-for-17 passing in three quarters of relief for starter Case Keenum. He was terrorized by the Giants defensive front all game, getting sacked twice and pressured plenty more.

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In front of his childhood hero, Haskins missed his first chance to show up one of the teams he said “done messed up” by not picking him earlier in the 2019 NFL Draft, but it won’t be his last shot at it. Because he plays in the same division, he’ll have more cracks at it.

“I have no hate towards the Giants,” he said. “I’m from here. So now, if anything, it’s more motivation to beat them every year. I’m looking forward to that.”

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