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The Giants-Redskins game was a tale of two halves - two halves that were complete opposites of each other in nearly every way. It was the Giants who remembered how to make big plays in their 24-17 victory over the Redskins who, fittingly, were wearing throwback uniforms since they became the 2006 version of themselves.First half: The Redskins went into halftime with a 17-3 lead. The Redskins out-gained the Giants 179 to 109 and had possession of the ball 3:22 longer; The Redskins gained 10 first downs to the Giants' five; New York turned the ball over twice to the Skins zero. The Giants were 2-for-7 on third downs.
Second half: The Giants dominated by scoring all 21 points in the half. The Giants out-gained the Redskins 206 to 81 and had the ball 9:18 longer; New York gained 14 first downs to the Redskins' four. The Giants were 7-for-9 in 3rd downs.
The main reason for the switch was the Giants defense and Plaxico Burress. The Giants were able to apply pressure on Jason Campbell and didn't allow the Redskins any lanes to run the football [just 17 yards on the ground in the 2nd half]. Also, Plaxico Burress ... who wasn't sure if he'd be able to play today ... caught all of his 5 receptions in the 2nd half for 86 yards and a TD.
And finally, the 2006 Redskins showed up. Very inept and did leave plays out there on the field. Dropped passes, fumbled snaps, missed hand-offs, and two HUGE penalties by center Casey Rabach. One was a holding call that negated a 25-yd pass play; the other took a 4th-and-3 to a 4th-and-8. Washington spent two plays trying to spike the football. Yet, despite all of that, Washington had a first down on the Giants' 1 yard line with about a minute left in the game. After spiking the ball on 1st down ... Washington failed to utilize either of its offensive stars: Clinton Portis or Santana Moss. The Skins ran the ball with the final two plays: neither involved Portis [Ladell Betts ran the ball as Portis watched from the sideline].
This is a huge win for the Giants who may have saved their season. Eli Manning played pretty well ... but the running game and defense finally showed up. From here, the Giants play only one true road game in the next 7 weeks. They get the Eagles, Jets, Niners and Cowboys at home, travel to 0-3 Atlanta, have their bye week plus a game against the 0-3 Dolphins in London.
Washington, on the other hand, much chew on this loss for two weeks as they take their bye in Week 4 before heading out into a brutal two months on the schedule. They will host the 2-1 Lions, go to 3-0 Green Bay, host Arizona, then head to 3-0 New England.
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