Giants beat Redskins: Winners, losers and those in between

The New York Giants defeated the Washington Redskins in Week 16, so here’s a look at the winners, losers and all those in between.

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins squared off in “The Chase Young Bowl” on Sunday and for two teams that would have benefited by losing, they certainly gave an A+ effort for the win.

The game itself was back-and-forth from the start, featuring many big plays, bad calls and bizarre circumstances — befitting of two 3-11 teams.

In the end, the Giants walked away victorious with a 41-35 overtime victory.

Winners

Saquon Barkley: If you had any doubt that Barkley was truly back, he squashed those concerns in Week 16. In an all-time performance, Barkley dominated in all aspects, gaining 189 yards on 22 carries with one touchdown while adding 90 yards and one touchdown on four receptions.

Daniel Jones: In his first game back since suffering a high ankle sprain, Jones was extremely effective and really showed the football world what he’s capable of doing in this league. Yes, he had another fumble (not lost), but he also had five touchdown passes, tying Deshaun Watson and Fran Tarkenton for the most four-plus-touchdown performances (3) in the debut season of any player in NFL history.

Julian Love: How can you watch Love and not love (not pun intended) how he plays the game? He’s fast, shifty, not afraid of contact and gives it his all on every play. Was it flawless on Sunday? No, but his positive plays far outweigh his negative plays. This kid has a bright future.

Lorenzo Carter: Carter has had a down year for the Giants and really needed to flash at some point over the final two weeks. He did on Sunday. He was all over the field and especially strong rushing the passer, recording 1.5 sacks on the day.

Defensive line: The Giants have been horrible on defense this season, but I maintain the defensive line has played exceptionally well and even more so since the arrival of Leonard Williams. He, Dalvin Tomlinson, B.J. Hill and Dexter Lawrence all shined again on Sunday, creating pressure and shutting down any runs between the hash marks.

Offensive line: There was an expected drop off without Manning under center, but that was not the case for the O-line in Week 16. Even with Nick Gates replacing Mike Remmers (concussion), the unit payed collective well, giving Daniel Jones time and opening up enough holes for Barkley to have a field day.

Others: Da’Mari Scott, David Mayo, Kaden Smith, Cody Core

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Behind Enemy Lines: Week 15 Q&A with Redskins Wire

With a Week 16 matchup between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Redskins Wire.

The New York Giants (3-11) and Washington Redskins (3-11) will square off on Sunday afternoon in Week 16.

The Giants opened the week as 2.5-point road underdogs, and the spread hasn’t changed at all as of Sunday morning.

With this matchup on tap, Giants Wire took the opportunity to hold a Q&A with Redskins Wire managing editor Zachary Neel.

Giants Wire: A lot has changed since the last time the Giants and Redskins met, including the status of rookie QB Dwayne Haskins. Now the starter, what have you seen from Haskins over the past 12 weeks and where should the Giants expect him to be in his development at this point?

Zachary Neel: Haskins is “lightyears” ahead of where he was when facing the Giants in Week 4, but that isn’t to say he’s some masterful playmaker. Rather it points to how atrocious he was early in the season.

However, Haskins has come a long way, and he has shown an increased comfortability in the pocket and understanding of when to get the ball out of his hands. He still struggles with accuracy downfield, but that is something that comes with time.

If the Giants want to rattle him, as with any young quarterback, you blitz him and force him to make quick decisions.

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Giants vs. Redskins: Week 16 staff picks and predictions

The Giants Wire staff offers their picks and predictions ahead of a Week 16 game between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.

The New York Giants (3-11) will take on the Washington Redskins (3-11) at FedEx Field in a game featuring two of the top rookie quarterbacks — Daniel Jones and Dwayne Haskins.

Experts are evenly split on the game — 5:5 — with most of those expecting a one-score contest that comes down to the wire.

How does the Giants Wire staff see this Week 16 battle shaking out? Here’s a look at our picks and score predictions:

Dan Benton: Redskins 24, Giants 23

Maybe I am just trying to convince myself the Redskins will win this game because it really seems like such a Giants thing to do to go out and win the one game they really need to lose when they’ve lost 11 others. And don’t think for a second that they don’t want to win — the players are not tanking and will give it their all on Sunday. Still, I think (see: hope) the Redskins ultimately walk away victorious.

John Fennelly: Redskins 23, Giants 17

Washington has played much better football in the second half under interim coach Bill Callahan and the Giants — as Saquon Barkley said this week — are looking forward to going home. They’ve already said their public goodbye to Eli Manning, so there’s not much left to play for. The coaches are probably gone and everyone is looking at these last two games as an end rather than a beginning.

Doug Rush: Redskins 24, Giants 20

Daniel Jones returns to the lineup after missing the last two weeks with an ankle sprain.

The last time Jones played the Redskins, he got the second win of his NFL career, and before this past Sunday, it was the last game the Giants had won until the win against the Miami Dolphins.

This is a much different Redskins team the Giants saw back in September. One where they didn’t have any victories at that point and were on the verge of getting their head coach fired, which did happen.

The Redskins are essentially competing with the Giants for draft location in the 2020 NFL Draft, as both teams are 3-11 and one has a better shot at a better pick if they lose the game.

With the Redskins playing slightly better and at home, plus with the Giants getting a win this past week to send Eli Manning off on his way for his Giants career, the Giants may come crashing back down to earth and to a loss on Sunday.

Tyler Henry: Redskins 24, Giants 21

At this point in the season, it’s hard to imagine the Giants stacking back-to-back wins. I think Dwayne Haskins will be out for revenge against the team that passed on him in favor of Daniel Jones. Division games are always close and given the fact that the first one between the Redskins and Giants was a blowout, it makes me believe that this one is going to come down to the wire. It kind of feels like a letdown game coming this weekend. I think given the draft position implications surrounding this game, this game could get a little wild. Just a gut feeling but I think the Giants will blow a late lead in this one.

Pat Ragazzo: Giants 33, Redskins 28

In the battle for Chase Young, it would be wise for one of the teams to lose in order to steal the No. 2 pick in the draft. Whoever is in line to select Young at this spot in the draft will likely be getting a player who will wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks in the NFC East for years to come. The Redskins have the fourth-worst run defense and the Eagles just ran all over them (157 yards) as the Giants just did the same (138 yards) to the Dolphins last week.

Despite Dwayne Haskins coming off his best performance of his young career (19-of-28, 261 yards, two touchdowns), Daniel Jones is leaps and bounds ahead of him in the developmental phase and I don’t see him getting out dueled. I like the Giants pulling this one out, but unfortunately jeopardizing their candidacy in the Chase Young sweepstakes.

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Mike Moraitis: Giants 24, Redskins 23

The Giants will welcome Daniel Jones back in Week 16 in a game that the team would be better off losing. At this point it’s all about draft positioning, and the Redskins sit one spot behind the Giants in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Ideally, the Giants lose this game to help keep their position that could land them Chase Young in April, but with the way things have gone this season, that won’t happen because everything has gone wrong. In a battle between two bad teams, the one with slightly more talent, the Giants, will emerge victorious and ruin their chance at the star pass-rusher they so desperately need.

Serena Burks: Redskins 24, Giants 17

Daniel Jones is still learning how to call protections and Saquon Barkley doesn’t get going. It’s more of the same on both sides of the ball, which means the tape the Redskins watched is exactly what they’ll see.

5 reasons Giants could upset Redskins in Week 16

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins square off in Week 16, and here are five reasons Big Blue could come away with the win.

The New York Giants are coming off their first victory since September 29th in a 36-20 win over the Miami Dolphins.

This was also a sentimental victory as it was likely Eli Manning’s final home start of his career or at least in a Giants jersey. Manning was solid, going 20-of-28 for 283 yards and two touchdowns, but also three interceptions. Regardless, the Giants racked up their most points in a game since Week 15 of last year and had their most balanced attack of the season with Saquon Barkley rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

With the likely return of rookie Daniel Jones under center, Manning will go back to the bench. While one might think a Week 16 matchup between two three-win teams would be meaningless, this game will likely decide who receives the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, where Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is expected to be taken.

To be frank, the loser of this game could truly be winners in the long run if they are in line to draft an impact player such as Young.

Regardless, let’s look at five reasons the Giants could come out on top versus the Redskins (hopefully not so they get Young).

Dwayne Haskins

The Giants defense had their best performance of the season in their last matchup with the Redskins, holding them to only three points back in Week 4. Haskins was unfairly thrown into the fire in the second half of the game and struggled throwing three interceptions including a pick-six to Jabrill Peppers.

Despite having his best game of his career last week against the Eagles (19-of-28 for 261 yards and two touchdowns), Haskins has struggled mightily in his rookie season throwing for only 1,232 yards with a 56.9 completion percentage, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. The rookie also has a 2.7 touchdown% with a 3.7% interception rate.

Haskins had a chip on his shoulder after the Giants passed him up with the sixth pick when they selected Daniel Jones over him. If you look at the numbers and watch the two signal callers performances this season, it is like night and day how much more prepared Jones (18 TD 11 INT 2,784 yards 62 completion percentage) was than Haskins.

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Giants vs. Redskins: 3 keys to victory in Week 16

The New York Giants face the Washington Redskins this Sunday on the road. There are three keys to a Big Blue victory behind the return of Daniel Jones.

The New York Giants face off against the Washington Redskins on the road this Sunday. A divisional game for which team falls last in the division. Not a place either team wants to be, for sure, but that’s where the division is at this week.

The Giants get Daniel Jones back, which changes things on the offensive side of the ball. Meanwhile the Redskins secondary could feature new players depending on injuries, which would really shake things up for both teams.

That said, here are this week’s keys to victory for Big Blue:

Show Haskins looks he hasn’t seen

Dwayne Haskins took over as starter for Case Keenum halfway through the season. His debut, however, came against the Giants at the end of September, so this isn’t his first shot at the New York. Since it’s not the first time he’s seen this team, the Giants need to throw some different looks at him on defense than what he saw the first go-round.

James Bettcher needs to come up with some schemes that force Haskins to make bad decisions. Making the rookie have to think about things will make calling out coverages and changing the play at the line more difficult. The more he is confused, the better chance the Giants defense has at shutting him down.

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Flashback Friday: Giants-Redskins top performances over the years

In our latest Flashback Friday, we look back at some of the best New York Giants-Washington Redskins performances throughout history.

The New York Giants and the Washington Redskins have played one another 175 times since 1932, and 173 of those games have been in the regular season. There’s a lot of history between the two and some memorable performances over the course of 87 years.

Here are the top numbers Giants players have recorded against the Redskins.

PASSING

Completions (32) – Kerry Collins, 10/28/01
Attempts (53) – Eli Manning, 12/16/07
Yards (505) – Y.A. Tittle, 10/28/62
TDs (7) – Y.A. Tittle, 10/28/62

RUSHING

Attempts (34) – Rodney Hampton, 11/27/94
Yards (234) – Tiki Barber, 12/30/06
TDs (3) – Three times; last done by Barber on 12/30/06

RECEIVING

Receptions (12) – Odell Beckham, Jr, 12/14/14
Yards (269) – Del Shofner, 10/28/62
TDs (3) – Five times; last done by Beckham on 12/14/14

DEFENSE

Sacks (4) – Justin Tuck, 12/1/13
Interceptions (2) – 19 times; last done by Kelvin Sheppard on 12/31/17

Some Redskins notes…

Quarterbacks have only thrown four touchdowns in a game twice in 87 years. It was last done by Sonny Jurgensen on 11/29/64.

Larry Brown’s 191 yards on 10/29/72 are the most by Redskins running back against Big Blue.

The most passing yards against the Giants in a single game? Jurgensen? No. Sammy Baugh? Nice try. Rypien? Uh-uh. Doug Williams? Think again. Joe Theismann? Nope.

Its Jay Schroeder, who tossed for 420 yards on 10/27/86 in a 27-20 loss at Giants Stadium on Monday Night Football, the same night the Mets won the 1986 World Series.

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Giants Coordinator Corner: Coaches focused on rookie improvements

The New York Giants coordinators are focused on rookie improvements entering Week 16 of the regular season.

It’s been a long season for the New York Giants, but things are winding down. Not much has been accomplished thus far — just three wins in the first 14 games — but the players keep going and the coaches keep working.

This week, the Giants will travel down to Washington to face the Redskins, another 3-11 team seeking a path back to respectability. The game has some meaning to it. The winner gets to stay out of the NFC East basement while the winner betters their lot in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Giants’ three coordinators briefed the media on their respective units as the next to last regular season game approaches.

Offensive coordinator Mike Shula

Rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton (44 receptions, 690 yards and three touchdowns) was considered a player who could “stretch the field’ out of college but the fifth-round draft pick out of Auburn has shown he is much more than that.

Shula was asked about Slayton’s route running and how surprised the Giants are at how advanced he is.

“I think Tyke (Tolbert) has done a great job with him. I think we probably didn’t give him enough credit as a route-runner coming out of college,” Shula said. “I know those guys are well-coached down there at Auburn. They have a little bit different offense than we do, but they still run a lot of the same routes. We saw a lot of big plays, just like everybody did, when he was coming out in the draft. But he’s really good at really running all of the routes for a young guy. For example, one of the easiest things, you would think it’s easy, but a lot of the time, especially for young guys, just getting the proper depth.

“He’s probably as good as any rookie as I’ve ever seen, as little as that is, at just getting depth because as we know, the timing is so important. If you’re short, the quarterback is going to be late with the ball. He’s done a good job with that.”

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Giants vs. Redskins: 6 things to know about Week 16

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins square off on Sunday in Week 16, so here are six things fans should know.

The New York Giants (3-11) travel down to the Nation’s capital to face the Washington Redskins, who are also 3-11 this season.

Here’s a quick look at six things fans should know ahead of the NFC East matchup:

The series

The Giants-Redskins rivalry began in 1932 when the Skins were known as the Boston Braves and is the oldest in the NFC East division. The Giants have a regular season lead in the series of 101-68-4.

The teams have met twice in the postseason. In 1943, the Redskins shut the Giants out, 28-0, at the Polo Grounds then lost the NFL Championship to the Chicago Bears the next week, 41-21.

In January of 1987, Big Blue returned the favor, blanking Washington, 17-0, in the NFC Championship Game at Giants Stadium. The Giants went on to defeat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI two weeks later.

The Giants defeated the Redskins, 24-7, in their first meeting this season in Week 4 at MetLife Stadium.

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Gimme Him: One player Giants would steal from Redskins

The Washington Redskins don’t have much to offer, but if the New York Giants were to steal someone from their roster, it’d be this CB.

The New York Giants and Washington Redskins will square off for the second and final time of the season on Sunday at FedEx Field, which provides those of us here at Giants Wire another opportunity to raid their roster.

Leading up to a Week 4 game between the NFC East rivals, we stole wide receiver Terry McLaurin and were more than content with that choice.

However, looking over Washington’s depth chart as of Week 16, there appears to be substantially fewer options than the first time around. Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan and guard Brandon Scherff are on injured reserve, and rookie edge rusher Montez Sweat is still dealing with some early career hiccups.

Outside of that, there’s right tackle Morgan Moses, but he’s playing on the same level as Mike Remmers and doesn’t represent enough of an upgrade to steal.

Decisions, decisions…

Perhaps it’s an indictment on the Redskins’ roster building, but the options at this stage of the season are extremely limited. But there is one player sitting out there who seems like an ideal fit given the recent release of Janoris Jenkins.

Enter cornerback Quinton Dunbar.

In 11 games this season, Dunbar has recorded 37 tackles, one stuff, eight passes defensed and four interceptions to go along with a Pro Football Focus grade of 87.6 — an elite grade.

Dunbar is among the best cornerbacks in the NFL when it comes to coverage grades, and is also among the top five in passer ratings allowed.

At just 27 years of age, Dunbar has a lot of good football left and if he can continue ascending, will soon establish himself as one of the best all-around cornerbacks in the NFL.

What say you, Giants fans? Would you steal Dunbar or go in a different direction?

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Should Giants fans be rooting for the Redskins on Sunday?

Should New York Giants fans be rooting for the Washington Redskins on Sunday given the game’s potential consequences?

As the losses have piled up this season, many New York Giants fans to began embrace tanking for the higher draft pick. With a win against the Miami Dolphins in Week 5, the upcoming game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday is now crucial as it relates to draft position.

Big Blue will go up against the Redskins on Sunday where the Giants are 2.5-point road underdogs. Washington and New York are two of four teams in the NFL with three wins on the year.

A win for Big Blue would move the Giants ahead of the Redskins in the standings, taking them out of contention of the No. 2 pick where many believe they would target Chase Young out of Ohio State.

Despite reports that Young will not enter the NFL Draft — a statement he later tried to walk back — it’s hard to believe he won’t be in the draft come springtime.

It begs the question, should Giants fans root against their own team this coming Sunday?

It’s more complicated than one would think. With a win this weekend could ultimately mean that the Giants not only miss out on the stud defensive end, but also have him fall right into the hands of the division rival Redskins. This would mean having deal with Chase Young twice a year for the next 5-10 years and maybe even beyond.

Ultimately, it won’t matter which side fans are rooting, but it’s certainly been a debate among Giants fans throughout the season. The debate will get even more interesting if Eli Manning plays on Sunday carrying a career .500 record.

Time will tell where the Giants will ultimately pick, but Sunday’s game will go a long way in determining New York’s draft position and their defensive future.

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