After the Giants marched down to the Washington 21-yard line, Manning lofted a ball to the end zone, seeming out of the reach even of the remarkable Beckham.
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Kirk Cousins connected with DeSean Jackson for a 63-yard touchdown pass and scored on a fourth-down quarterback sneak, Washington intercepted Eli Manning three times, and the Redskins withstood the latest miraculous catch by Odell Beckham Jr.to hold on and beat the New York Giants 20-14 Sunday, pulling into a tie for first place. “We “sleptwalked” – whatever the word is”, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said.
“We came out flat”, he said.
‘There is no explanation, ‘ he said. “I was able to get out there and find some holes…So it was good, but I feel like I left yards out there on the field”. The last thing that co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch want to do is fire the man that brought their franchise two Lombardi trophies, but if the New York Giants can not win the NFC East this year, they will really have no choice. The Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) and Dallas Cowboys (3-8) – both routed on Thanksgiving Day, and both missing their starting QBs – are the other members of the mediocre quartet.
Every Monday after a Redskins game, get a Large Cheese Pizza for just $9.99. Set up with the two interceptions to start the game, they emerged with zero points. It followed a 33-point victory with a 28-point loss. At FedEx Field, they are a tank, driving through opponents with a 5-1 home record this season. It’s time to stop giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Again, two weeks after falling to the defending champs with one second left, they went on the road with a chance to take control of the league’s most feeble division … and fell behind 20-0 to a team that had spent the previous week blaming the refs for a four-touchdown loss to the Panthers.
The Giants were coming off their bye and looked rusty, particularly on offense.
Eli Manning’s passes keep going in and out of receivers’ hands and resulting in interceptions in NY territory. When we watch the NY Giants Redskins game live streaming or on TV, expect the Giants to be opportunistic.
Kyle Arrington spent six seasons with New England and won one Super Bowl. Despite the struggle, he threw for 321 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Cousins was 20 for 29 for 302 yards, including the long TD to Jackson – who taunted the Giants by strutting along the goal line before actually crossing it – and zero interceptions. “A spur-of-the-moment thing. I just felt like doing it”, he said about his TD celebration. PROBABLE: S Dashon Goldson (knee, hamstring, wrist), CB DeAngelo Hall (toe), DE Jason Hatcher (knee), LB Ryan Kerrigan (hand), NT Terrance Knighton (migraine), C Josh LeRibeus (ankle, shoulder), RB Alfred Morris (rib), WR Andre Roberts (ankle), G Brandon Scherff (thigh), T Trent Williams (knee).
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Unfortunately for him, it’s also the second time he created a one-handed highlight in a loss. Reed led the Redskins in receiving with eight catches for 98 yards.
