Dec 24, 1:00 pm (FOX) - Giants at Washington
| Game 15 |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Giants |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
| Redskins |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Giants lose on the road to Washington 35-20.
Eli Manning went 23-of-41 for 244 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.
Tiki Barber rushed for 80 yards on 16 attempts.
Tiki Barber also caught 6 passes for 49 yards.
Amani Toomer caught 6 passes for 85 yards and 1 TD.
Plaxico Burress and Visanthe Shiancoe each caught 3 passes for 40 yards.
Jeremy Shockey caught 2 passes for 18 yards.
Jim Finn had 3 catches for 12 yards.
Nick Greisen had 1 sack.
Chase Blackburn had 1 interception and returned it for a touchdown.
Jay Feeley hit on 2 field goals out of 3 attempts.
Game Notes:
"The NFC East title is still up for grabs. Now you still don't
know if you can believe in the Giants. The Redskins played very well, and the Giants fought back but couldn't stop them. They were hurt by a few bad calls, but that's not why they lost.
Chase Blackburn was a busy guy again this week, filling in for injured middle linebacker Antonio Pierce. Last week Chase had no practice and came up with 9 sacks. Today, in only his second
start, he even came up with an interception and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown. Unfortunately, he was injured in the 3rd quarter and did not return to the game.
Chad Morton did a real nice job, and Amani Toomer also had another great game. He caught 6 passes for 85 yards and had one touchdown, and he had another called back because of a holding penalty.
Cornerback Will Allen could have played better, and Jay Feeley is still having problems kicking field goals. The Giants have one week to pull it all together against Oakland if they want to
win the NFC East title."
Game Notes:
"You knew the Redskins had momentum and a very loud
crowd on their side, and that the Giants aren't the same team on the road as they are at home. Still things started out looking good when Chad Morton returned the opening kick to the 50 yard
line. Manning took the field and threw his first pass way downfield to Plaxico Burress, but Plaxico failed to make the catch. The Giants went three and out and David Tyree downed the ball on
the Washington 2 yard line. That didn't stick, because Tyree was hit with an illegal touch penalty that shouldn't have been called since he had been forced out of bounds on the play.
The Redskins went on to score on their opening drive with a 17 yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss. Their 80 yard drive downfield mostly consisted of
a heavy mixture of running plays by Clinton Portis and Ladell Betts, with a few passes thrown in by Mark Brunell. Joe Gibbs stuck with that formula for the rest of the game. He
had his offense moving the ball with running plays to the tune of 33, 40, 34 and 40 carries over the last four games, and Portis and Betts combined for 40 total rushes today against the Giants.
Quarterback Mark Brunell and his replacement after he was injured, Patrick Ramsey, only threw a total of 18 passes all game.
Meanwhile, Tiki Barber ran the ball only 16 times compared to Eli Manning passing on 41 plays. That's not usually the formula for success for the Giants, and it didn't work in this game, even
with Manning getting the ball to Tiki on 6 of those passing plays. Now the Giants go down to the wire next week in Oakland where they face Kerry Collins and the Raiders."
Scoring:
| First Quarter |
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WASHINGTON - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Santana Moss, 17 Yd pass from Mark Brunell (John Hall kick is good), 6:02.
Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 7:08.
WASHINGTON 7-0
GIANTS - FIELDGOAL
Play: Jay Feely 47 Yd, 3:10.
Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards in 2:52.
WASHINGTON 7-3
GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Chase Blackburn, 31 Yd interception return (Jay Feely kick is good), 2:20.
GIANTS 10-7
WASHINGTON - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Santana Moss, 59 Yd pass from Mark Brunell (John Hall kick is good), 0:13.
Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards in 2:07.
WASHINGTON 14-10
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| Second Quarter |
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WASHINGTON - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Chris Cooley, 17 Yd pass from Clinton Portis (John Hall kick is good), 3:15.
Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards in 0:45.
WASHINGTON 21-10
GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Amani Toomer, 25 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick is good), 0:10.
Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards in 3:05.
WASHINGTON 21-17 |
| Third Quarter |
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WASHINGTON - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Santana Moss, 72 Yd pass from Patrick Ramsey (John Hall kick is good), 5:45.
Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards in 2:12.
WASHINGTON 28-17
GIANTS - FIELDGOAL
Play: Jay Feely 38 Yd, 2:55.
Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards in 2:50.
WASHINGTON 28-20
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| Fourth Quarter |
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WASHINGTON - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Clinton Portis, 19 Yd run (John Hall kick is good), 12:43.
Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards in 5:12.
WASHINGTON 35-20
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Game Stats:
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Giants
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Redskins
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| Total First Downs |
18 |
22 |
| By Rushing |
5 |
8 |
| By Passing |
11 |
11 |
| By Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| Third Down Efficiency |
4-12-33% |
9-14-64% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency |
0-2-0% |
0-0-0% |
| Total Net Yards |
332 |
380 |
| Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) |
62 |
63 |
| Average gain per offensive play |
5.4 |
6.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing |
99 |
156 |
| Total Rushing Plays |
19 |
43 |
| Average gain per rushing play |
5.2 |
3.6 |
| Tackles for a loss-number and yards |
1-2 |
3-4 |
| Net Yards Passing |
233 |
224 |
| Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass |
1-11 |
1-9 |
| Gross yards passing |
244 |
233 |
| Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted |
42-23-1 |
19-13-1 |
| Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) |
5.4 |
11.2 |
| Kickoffs Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks |
5-0-0 |
6-0-0 |
| Punts Number and Average |
3-43.3 |
5-44.2 |
| Had Blocked |
0 |
0 |
| FGs - PATs Had Blocked |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Net Punting Average |
35.0 |
43.8 |
| Total Return Average (Not Including Kickoffs) |
33 |
32 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns |
2-2 |
1-5 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns |
6-162 |
5-106 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns |
1-31 |
1-27 |
| Penalties Number and Yards |
9-64 |
6-81 |
| Fumbles Number and Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Touchdowns |
2 |
5 |
| Rushing |
0 |
1 |
| Passing |
1 |
4 |
| Interceptions |
1 |
0 |
| Extra Points Made-Attempts |
2-2 |
5-5 |
| Kicking Made-Attempts |
2-2 |
5-5 |
| Field Goals Made-Attempts |
2-3 |
0-0 |
| Red Zone Efficiency |
0-2-0% |
3-3-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency |
0-0-0% |
0-0-0% |
| Safeties |
0 |
0 |
| Final Score |
20 |
35 |
| Time Of Possession |
26:47 |
33:13 |
Notes:
Amani Toomer's touchdown catch was the 44th of his career, breaking a tie
with Frank Gifford and moving him into third place on the Giants career list.
It was Toomer’s 7th touchdown catch of the season, one shy of the career high he set in 2002.
Chase Blackburn's interception was the 19th consecutive game in which the Giants have registered a takeaway.
Tiki Barber attempted the first pass of his career -- an incompletion to Amani Toomer in the 3rd quarter on a halfback pass.
Redskins Clinton Portis finished with 108 yards on 27 carries, giving him a four-game 100-yard streak. His eight 100-yard
games on the season set a franchise record.
Redskins Santana Moss had 5 receptions for 160 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Giants will win the NFC East with a win against the Raiders.
Giants will secure a playoff berth if Minnesota loses or ties against Baltimore on Sunday night.
Redskins will clinch at least a wild card berth if they win at Philadelphia next week.
They will win the NFC East with a win and a Giants loss at Oakland next week.
Next Game
Sat, Dec. 31 - Giants at Oakland 8:00 PM
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