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Weston Richburg becomes first player ejected under Odell Beckham Jr. rule

For the Washington Redskins the week 3 opponent is the New York Giants. He’s been making critical mistakes in the red zone, including this truly ugly pick against the Dallas Cowboys that killed Washington’s comeback attempt in Week 2. Last week NY seemed to be in control most of the game but a handful of turnovers allowed the Saints to hang around. They turned the ball over three times and had 11 penalties for 128 yards.

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The Giants’ biggest playmaker and fellow receiver said that Shepard was going to have a phenomenal first season and that he was going to be the league’s rookie of the year. You can’t go back.

The Giants had 118 yards in penalties, including a third-down hit to the helmet by Olivier Vernon that kept the Redskins’ game-winning drive alive. “I think he understood the heightened attention of this game that he individually was going to get and I think he handled the pressure well”. This will usually lead to a team holding the ball longer and being able to keep their drives alive.

The New York Giants (2-0) defeated the New Orleans Saints, 16-13, last week in which quarterback Eli Manning threw for 36 yards in 32-for-41 passes.

Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 296 yards, two touchdowns, and no picks in the 29-27 win.

The Giants face each NFC East opponent twice per season, and it’s always interesting to see how fortunes have changed for the respective teams in between their two head-to-head matchups.

The Redskins will carry that load into MetLife Stadium on Sunday when they face the Giants (2-0) in a game with the added attraction of matching Washington cornerback Josh Norman against NY receiver Odell Beckham Jr. We are fighters, fighters to the end, ” he said.

– Redskins CB Josh Norman vs, Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. “Real gritty, all the way down to the bone and gristle”.

The Giants had a chance to set themselves up with a 2-0 start in the NFC East and a 3-0 record overall. Ninety nine of the 131 teams that have won their first three games since 1990 have made the playoffs.

The adversity continued with a number of injuries, forcing Kory Lichtensteiger, DeAngelo Hall, Bashaud Breeland and Shawn Lauvao to leave the game. ESPN Giants reporter Jordan Raanan expected Apple’s absence to mean more playing time for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

On the other hand, the Giants have churned out two narrow wins thanks to a much improved defense that contributed a special teams touchdown against the Saints in Week 2. Washington kicker Dustin Hopkins made all five of his field goals in the win, including two for 45 or more yards.

NEAR-COSTLY GAMBLE: The Redskins lost a cheap-shot field goal at the end of the first half when they elected to run a play from the Giants 4 with 6 seconds left. LB Trent Murphy had 1 1/2 sacks and forced fumbled last week.

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Washington’s Week 1 loss to the Steelers had many wondering why Josh Norman didn’t stick to Antonio Brown, who torched Washington’s secondary for 126 yards and two touchdowns.

Quinton Dunbar picks off Eli Manning in the third quarter Sunday at Met Life Stadium