{"id":24333,"date":"2021-09-16T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/09\/16\/throwback-thursday-riley-smith-beats-giants-single-handedly\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T22:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T02:20:57","slug":"throwback-thursday-riley-smith-beats-giants-single-handedly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/09\/16\/throwback-thursday-riley-smith-beats-giants-single-handedly\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Riley Smith Beats Giants Single-Handedly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\nOn this day in Washington Football history &#8211; September 16th, 1937 &#8211; Washington beat the New York Giants 13-3.\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was opening day for the 1937 season, and 24,500 fans lined Griffith Stadium for what was technically the first ever Washington <del>Redskins<\/del> game. The season before, the <a title=\"A Brief History Of The Washington Football Team\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/washington-redskins-team-history\/\">franchise was still in Boston<\/a> and called the Boston <del>Redskins<\/del>.\n\n<!--more-->\n<h2>Riley Smith<\/h2>\nWashington&#8217;s <a title=\"Washington Football Team Draft History 1936-1959\" href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/washington-commanders-draft-history-1936-1959\/\">first ever NFL Draft pick<\/a> Riley Smith had a brilliant day, in the first game of his second season.\n\nSmith scored every single one of Washington&#8217;s thirteen points. He returned an interception 58 yards for the game&#8217;s only touchdown in the fourth quarter. 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