It wasn't pretty. The wind wreaked havoc but the 'Skins came out victorious. The big story was that wind. It was pretty amazing what it was doing to some of the passes and especially the field goal attempts. A couple of Suisham's kicks didn't look like they would even be close when he first made contact but he played the wind well and got them to curve in.
Have to give alot of credit to the O-line for keeping Collins pretty well protected against NY's two DEs. Also Portis had a solid game. It was good to see the ground game back on track. We really needed it when there is that kind of wind and you know the passing game is going to be interesting. Collins only completed 8 passes but they were all pretty key plays. He had a tremendous week with the birth of his son and then a victory last night. Have to give Danny boy some credit for arranging Collins to have use of his personal plane and then had a limo waiting at the airport to give Collins a ride to the hospital to be there for the birth of his child.
Defensively, it was a good performance. They came up big when we needed them and despite losing McIntosh, they were able to overcome.
Bottom line, it was a must win game in a hostile environment and we came out on top. Playoff hopes are still very much alive. All I wanted was to win this game so that we can set up the game against Minnesota this coming Sunday. It is pretty much a playoff game as both teams need that victory. It will be in prime time again and should be a good one. The Giants have to be a little concerned as they need to win one of their remaining two to clinch a Wild Card berth. They face Buffalo next week which won't be easy and then they will play NE who most likely will not be resting their players as they most likely will be 15-0 at that point and will be pushing for an undefeated season. The G-men better hope they beat Buffalo. They will have to try and win without Shockey who is lost for the season with a broken leg.
For me, I am proud of what this team has done given the issues this team has faced this season. There has been alot of adversity with injuries but more with the death of a teammate and leader in Sean Taylor. It's nice to be this late in the season and be playing for something. There seems to be alot of pride and camraderie in the locker room and, as a fan, you like to see/hear that. Key for this week's game is pretty simple...stop Adrian Peterson. We'll see what we come up with.
HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!!!!
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I thought it was their best game of the season. I think a lot of guys stepped up and played great in a critical road game.
Sure the Giants made their mistakes, but the Redskins forced some of those mistakes. In particular, I thought Portis played a great game, Smoot looked like the Smoot of 5 years ago for the first time since he his return, and the Redskins got solid safety play.
I don't think they will make the playoffs, but they will certainly make it interesting.
Agree that Smoot played really well. A big concern is the third CB. Eubanks sucked last week and Torrence wasn't a whole lot better this week.
CP was solid. He was really running hard and did a good job of protecting the ball.
Again, I proud of this team and whether we make the playoffs or not, we have something to build on for next year.
The Giants play calling was odd in the fourth quarter. Madden kept saying they should just throw the 10 yard sideline pattern because of the cushion. There was a drive in the fourth quarter where they threw 3 sideline passes in a row on Torrence (I believe), they get down to the 30 yard line and then they stop throwing it. Then, they didn't throw it again that I remember.
I thought the Giants were poorly coached and then all the drops killed them. If they don't score 2 late TDs against the Bears D, I'd say they would not be going to the playoffs. In any event, they do not look like a playoff team.
I agree. Torrence seemed like he was having problems left and right. Just like last week, the Bears should have kept going with Hester against Eubanks. There were a couple of times it looked like he could have broken one for a TD. Same thing this week, the Giants stopped going against Torrence. Not sure why.
As far as the drops, I imagine the wind had a lot to do with that. It must have been pretty hard to judge balls. Also, Jacobs dropped several short passes. Some are inexcusable but others he really didn't have time to react.
Frankly, the 'Skins had several opportunities to pick passes off but dropped them. Again, sitting at home watching the game, I don't think we can minimize the effect the wind had on the game.
I agree that the Giants really don't look much like a playoff team. They better hope they beat Buffalo this coming week or else they could find themselves watching the playoffs at home.
They could still lose the last two and get in. But, they don't look good at all.
The game I would like to see is San Diego at New England on a snowy day. I think LT and the Chargers would take it to them and repay them for last year.
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