The Giants Blow Out the Injury Ridden Redskins 45-12

    In a must win game for the New York Giants, they proved they still had what it takes to show up and embarrass the Washington Redskins in what many were expecting to be a very tight Monday Night Football battle of two storied NFC East teams.  The Redskins had no answer in their secondary, as Eli Manning torched the Skins for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns to 3 different receivers.  Furthermore, the stingy Washington defense of last year ranked 4th in the league, however, the Skins D allowed over 110 total rushing yards on the ground between two headed beast of Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs that simply pounded the ball down field and exposed the gaping holes in the Redskins defense.  Bradshaw showed his bursts of speed and power as he recorded 2 touchdowns and rushed for 61 yards on only 9 carries.....nearly 7 yards a rush.

 The Giants controlled the game in every statistical category.  This included first downs, total yards, time of possession, penalty yards, and most importantly turnovers.  The Redskins had 3 turnovers to the Giants 0, as the Giants pressure forced the Redskins into mistakes and penalties.  None were more costly than the interception of Washington quarterback Jason Campbell's pass which was returned for a touchdown by Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas with 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter as he practically walked into the end zone untouched from 14 yards out.  The entire night was very disheartening for the Redskins hopeful, as nearly half the crowd was gone by halftime.  This was all so disappointing after the Redskins had been so competitive and been playing very tough ball against their last 5 opponents.  Even with all of the injuries to leaders such as Clinton Portis, Chris Samuels, and Chris Cooley, the Redskins were expecting a strong performance from their back ups.  Nonetheless, it wasn't meant to be this night, as the Giants completely dominated the Skins to keep their playoff hopes alive. 

Philadelphia takes down the Giants.... Again!

    The Philadelphia Eagles once again had a very impressive showing as they outlasted the NY Giants in the Meadowlands in a very high scoring and entertaining Sunday Night game.  Philly won the special teams battle in this one; Desean Jackson showed why he's one of the most explosive players in the NFL as he exploded for a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown with 4:09 left in the 2nd quarter and then recorded another homerun with a 60 yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb with 4:57 left in the 3rd quarter.  He is by far the MVP of the season thus far for the Eagles, as he once again recorded a huge game.  Jackson's game totals were 6 receptions for 168 yards.....huge!  The Eagles also won the turnover battle 4-1 as Giants Running Back Brandon Jacobs continued his rushing struggles this year by fumbling the ball with 9:40 left in the 1st quarter.  Eagles Cornerback Sheldon Brown was in the right place at the right time, as he scooped up the ball and returned it 60 yards for the touchdown.  

      For all those Eagles fans out there, you've gotta love it when Philly comes into the Giants home stadium and racks up 30 in the first half against the G-Men and comes out victorious.  The Eagles were in control from the beginning, however, it was clear in this one that both defenses were not holding their own, as big plays and long drives made this an exciting game for the fans.  The Giants even took the lead with 5:12 in the 3rd quarter as Eli Manning passed to Domenik Hixon for a 61 yard touchdown, but it wasn't meant to last as the Eagles scored immediately after that to take the lead back.
      Even Michael Vick got involved and for the second straight game scored a rushing touchdown.  Vick is looking better and better each week, even with his small amount of action on the field, and he's slowly looking like his old football self again.  It seems like the sports world and media are also slowly moving towards viewing Vick in a different mindset.  He'll still always be remembered for his dog-fighting mistakes, however, there's no doubt he's gained some of the public's respect back since his public apology.  Time certainly has healed some of the wounds for Vick, and also for the public as well.  My guess is that Vick still has a lot to offer, and hopefully the Eagles will see some of the magic like the one on the video below.  Great win this week Eagles, you deserve first place in the extremely competitive NFC East.  See you all next week for the Eagles - Niners game.