Monday Night Football: Giants at Redskins
New York Giants at Washington Redskins (3, 51)
With a pair of victories over division rivals, the Washington Redskins kept alive their slim hopes for a trip to the playoffs. They try for a third straight win over an NFC East rival on Monday night when they host the division-leading New York Giants. Washington appeared to be far out of the playoff picture after a string of three straight losses that began with a 27-23 road setback against the Giants in Week 7. But after their bye week, the Redskins manhandled the Philadelphia Eagles and jumped out to a huge lead in Dallas on Thanksgiving before holding on for a 38-31 triumph over the Cowboys. With star rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III at the helm, Washington is just one game behind Seattle for the second wild card in the conference but also has Tampa Bay and Minnesota in its way.
New York avoided a major downward spiral last Sunday night, when it posted a convincing 38-10 home victory over the surging Green Bay Packers. Prior to the win, the Giants suffered losses at home to Pittsburgh and in Cincinnati. New York, which is two games ahead of both Washington and Dallas in the division, ranks fourth in the NFC but trails San Francisco by 1 1/2 games for second place and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN.
LINE: Giants -3, O/U 51
WEATHER: Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the high-50s with partly cloudy conditions. Winds will blow out of the SSE at 4 mph.
ABOUT THE GIANTS (7-4): Quarterback Eli Manning owns a 7-2 record in his last nine starts against Washington. In his only previous Monday night meeting with the Redskins on Dec. 21, 2009, Manning threw three touchdown passes without an interception. Not everything that came out of Sunday's win over the Packers was good as running back Andre Brown suffered a broken leg and is out for the remainder of the season. David Wilson could see more playing time in place of Brown, who is second in the NFC with eight rushing touchdowns.
ABOUT THE REDSKINS (5-6): Griffin performed well in his first career game against the Giants, completing 20 of 28 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns while running for 89 yards on nine carries. Griffin was even better in his next two divisional games as he threw four TD passes against both the Eagles and Cowboys, becoming the first rookie in league history to do have at least four scoring strikes in consecutive games. Running back Alfred Morris is second among rookies with 982 yards. Washington is allowing an average of 301.4 passing yards, the second-worst mark in the NFL.
TRENDS:
* Giants are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games on grass.
* Redskins are 5-1 ATS in their last six vs. NFC East foes.
* Under is 6-1 in Giants? last seven road games.
* Under is 4-1 in Redskins? last five games overall.
* Giants are 0-4 ATS in their last four meetings.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. The Giants have won 10 of the last 13 meetings between the teams but were swept in the season series in 2011.
2. Washington is second in the league with an average of 162.9 rushing yards.
3. With three TD passes against Green Bay, Manning became the first Giant with 200 career scoring tosses
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Play Washington +2.5 over New York Giants (TOP NFL FOOTBALL PLAY)---20% OF YOUR BANKROLL
8:30 PM EST
New York has lost 16 of the last 28 games against the spread when
playing as a favorite and they have also lost 48 of the last 75 games
against the spread when playing in weeks 10 to 13
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WASHINGTON 29 - NY Giants 24?Rested Redskins ready for a little revenge after being shocked in the last two minutes Oct. 21 in New York, when Eli Manning connected with Victor Cruz for a salsa-generating, 77-yard TD reception just seconds after RG3 had given Washington a 23-20 lead. In his last two games (vs. Philly & Dallas), however, the Redskin QB sensation has been nearly perfect, completing 34 of 43, with 8 TDs and only 1 int., with NFC East GMs moaning about having to face the speedster with the ?good gun? for the next decade. They better start moaning a little about rookie RB Alfred Morris (982 YR) too
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York Giants at Washington (1, 51)
New York avoided a major downward spiral last Sunday night, when it posted a convincing 38-10 home victory over the Packers. Prior to the win, the Giants suffered losses at home to Pittsburgh and in Cincinnati. But not everything that came out of Sunday's win over the Packers was good as RB Andre Brown suffered a broken leg and is out for the remainder of the season. David Wilson could see more playing time in place of Brown, who leads the NFC with eight rushing touchdowns. Washington suffered a 27-23 setback to the Giants in Week 7 at MetLife Stadium. But New York is 0-4 ATS in its last four meetings with the Redskins.
New York Giants at Washington Redskins (3, 51)
With a pair of victories over division rivals, the Washington Redskins kept alive their slim hopes for a trip to the playoffs. They try for a third straight win over an NFC East rival on Monday night when they host the division-leading New York Giants. Washington appeared to be far out of the playoff picture after a string of three straight losses that began with a 27-23 road setback against the Giants in Week 7. But after their bye week, the Redskins manhandled the Philadelphia Eagles and jumped out to a huge lead in Dallas on Thanksgiving before holding on for a 38-31 triumph over the Cowboys. With star rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III at the helm, Washington is just one game behind Seattle for the second wild card in the conference but also has Tampa Bay and Minnesota in its way.
New York avoided a major downward spiral last Sunday night, when it posted a convincing 38-10 home victory over the surging Green Bay Packers. Prior to the win, the Giants suffered losses at home to Pittsburgh and in Cincinnati. New York, which is two games ahead of both Washington and Dallas in the division, ranks fourth in the NFC but trails San Francisco by 1 1/2 games for second place and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN.
LINE: Giants -3, O/U 51
WEATHER: Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the high-50s with partly cloudy conditions. Winds will blow out of the SSE at 4 mph.
ABOUT THE GIANTS (7-4): Quarterback Eli Manning owns a 7-2 record in his last nine starts against Washington. In his only previous Monday night meeting with the Redskins on Dec. 21, 2009, Manning threw three touchdown passes without an interception. Not everything that came out of Sunday's win over the Packers was good as running back Andre Brown suffered a broken leg and is out for the remainder of the season. David Wilson could see more playing time in place of Brown, who is second in the NFC with eight rushing touchdowns.
ABOUT THE REDSKINS (5-6): Griffin performed well in his first career game against the Giants, completing 20 of 28 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns while running for 89 yards on nine carries. Griffin was even better in his next two divisional games as he threw four TD passes against both the Eagles and Cowboys, becoming the first rookie in league history to do have at least four scoring strikes in consecutive games. Running back Alfred Morris is second among rookies with 982 yards. Washington is allowing an average of 301.4 passing yards, the second-worst mark in the NFL.
TRENDS:
* Giants are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five games on grass.
* Redskins are 5-1 ATS in their last six vs. NFC East foes.
* Under is 6-1 in Giants? last seven road games.
* Under is 4-1 in Redskins? last five games overall.
* Giants are 0-4 ATS in their last four meetings.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. The Giants have won 10 of the last 13 meetings between the teams but were swept in the season series in 2011.
2. Washington is second in the league with an average of 162.9 rushing yards.
3. With three TD passes against Green Bay, Manning became the first Giant with 200 career scoring tosses
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Play Washington +2.5 over New York Giants (TOP NFL FOOTBALL PLAY)---20% OF YOUR BANKROLL
8:30 PM EST
New York has lost 16 of the last 28 games against the spread when
playing as a favorite and they have also lost 48 of the last 75 games
against the spread when playing in weeks 10 to 13
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WASHINGTON 29 - NY Giants 24?Rested Redskins ready for a little revenge after being shocked in the last two minutes Oct. 21 in New York, when Eli Manning connected with Victor Cruz for a salsa-generating, 77-yard TD reception just seconds after RG3 had given Washington a 23-20 lead. In his last two games (vs. Philly & Dallas), however, the Redskin QB sensation has been nearly perfect, completing 34 of 43, with 8 TDs and only 1 int., with NFC East GMs moaning about having to face the speedster with the ?good gun? for the next decade. They better start moaning a little about rookie RB Alfred Morris (982 YR) too
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York Giants at Washington (1, 51)
New York avoided a major downward spiral last Sunday night, when it posted a convincing 38-10 home victory over the Packers. Prior to the win, the Giants suffered losses at home to Pittsburgh and in Cincinnati. But not everything that came out of Sunday's win over the Packers was good as RB Andre Brown suffered a broken leg and is out for the remainder of the season. David Wilson could see more playing time in place of Brown, who leads the NFC with eight rushing touchdowns. Washington suffered a 27-23 setback to the Giants in Week 7 at MetLife Stadium. But New York is 0-4 ATS in its last four meetings with the Redskins.
