WR Board OK after ‘unnerving’ hit

The Giants, before securing their first win of the season by holding on to beat Washington 20-19 on Sunday, had to endure a frightening moment at MetLife Stadium.

All indications are wide receiver C.J. Board will be fine after a hit that had him carted off the field. Board, with 13:14 remaining in the third quarter, was hit by safety Deshazor Everett while attempting to haul in a pass. Board did not hold onto the ball and never got back to his feet.

“I was on the field, I was running a route, so I didn’t see the collision, but I heard the collision,’’ receiver Darius Slayton said. “I knew it was a good hit, and then I looked over there, and I saw him. First thing I did was pray for him. Obviously, stuff like that is a little unnerving.’’

Board was attended to by Giants medical personnel and was placed on a stabilization board to keep his neck secure. He was diagnosed with a concussion and a sprained neck and was taken to the hospital for further evaluation.

“The one thing I can say, good newswise: Even on the field, he was moving, he was conscious, he was responding, he was feeling, he was moving all his extremities,’’ coach Joe Judge said. “The feedback I was given was pretty positive.’’

➤ When Washington scored with 13 seconds left in the first half, it continued a brutal trend for the Giants defense, a unit at its worst late in halves. The defense has allowed 44 points this season in 11 chances inside the twominute warning.

“That has been one of our issues so far,’’ DT Leonard Williams said. “It’s definitely something we need to work on.’’

➤ Rookie CB Darnay Holmes (neck) was forced out in the second quarter. … S Adrian Colbert was inactive, meaning Julian Love was taken out of mothballs and moved back in as the No. 3 safety. Love had good coverage but did not make a play on the ball in the end zone, as he failed to prevent TE Logan Thomas from coming down with a lob pass for a touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half.