NY (5-5) is coming off their bye week and got to watch Washington and Philadelphia get destroyed last week, giving them at least temporary sole possession of first place in the division.
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The Redskins suffered a more blunt form of punishment against the undefeated Carolina Panthers last week. While there is a solid chance for the Redskins to prevail as victors, the Giants are the better team and should seize the tempo from the start if they limit their mistakes. Turnovers have been an enormous factor on the outcome of Washington’s games. The Giants have lost four games after holding a lead in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, so you can understand why Tom Coughlin has been stressing “finish” to his team. “You better change or you won’t be getting the ball….” Unless Cousins can rise up to match him, this is the Giants’ game to lose.
Wet playing conditions would likely favor the Redskins, who prefer to lean on their running game and allow quarterback Kirk Cousins to throw the ball off play-action. And the Eagles, well, are a disaster right now. The Giants come off their bye week seeking their sixth straight victory over the Redskins, including a 32-21 triumph in Week 3 at MetLife Stadium. It’s unreal how good we’ve been and how bad we’ve been all in the same season within a week of each other. The injuries have really hurt the pass rush (Junior Galette) and the offensive line (Kory Lichtensteiger, Shawn Lauvao). “We all have a good feel about it and we’re all going to work for it. We know what we have at hand and we know we control our own destiny”. They know all it takes is a well-timed hot streak. But also highlighted was the injury to Dallas starter Tony Romo. But you can think it’s a strong possibility.
Washington then hammered the New Orleans Saints 47-14, which got the fan base excited and Rob Ryan fired, neither of which should be a surprise to those who closely follow the NFL. Despite that fact, he will break through with a big game and continue turning his season around moving forward.
The Cowboys’ defense has actually done a solid job this season and wasn’t bad against Carolina.
The head coach admitted there were a few long faces on Monday but has been keen to stress they have moved on with the Falcons now firmly in their sights as they bid to get back on track.
Giants: This is the biggest post-Thanksgiving game for the Giants since Week 17 of the 2011 season.
Repeat after me: scheme never trumps talent.
Peterson was limited to only 45 yards last week and is on a recovery mission so something in this area of the game is going to have to give.
The Jags have four wins this season and only one of them was by more than three points. One or both will get, and deserve, the blame for this debacle. The Redskins are a different team at home and a unsafe opponent with a lot to play for as well. Once that happens, pack up shop.
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NY has outscored Washington 145-71 in the last five meetings, with the last three coming since Jay Gruden became Redskins coach. Dallas and Philadelphia are all but out of the picture, so winning or losing this game could be potentially crippling.
