New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 14
The Giants didn’t play great by any means yesterday but just good enough to prevail. Eli Manning was solid as he completed 17 of 29 passes for 243 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 4 times for 11 yards (2.8 ypc) in this game. Brandon Jacobs led the way for the Giants in this game with 49 yards rushing on 13 carries (3.8 ypc) with a TD run. Ahmad Bradshaw only could muster 22 yards rushing on 15 carries (1.5 ypc) yesterday and he also caught 2 passes for 8 yards. WRs Mario Manningham (4 rec, 101 yards, TD) and Derek Hagan (6 rec, 70 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Giants yesterday. The Giants finished up with 82 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.6 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 29 passes for 243 yards as they had possession of the ball for 32:20.
CB Terrell Thomas (10 tackles and 1 pass defensed) and DE Osi Umenyiora (5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks, 2 QB hits and 1 fumble recovery) led the way for the Giants’ D in this game. Safety Kenny Phillips (fumble recovery), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (fumble recovery) and LB Keith Bulluck (interception) also made huge plays for the Giants on D in this game. The Redskins finished up with 67 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 44 passes for 318 yards. The Giants finished up this season with a 10-6 record which has them in 2nd place in the NFC East with no playoffs.
