Giants win over the Redskins 17-14.
Eli Manning was 17 of 29 for 243 yards and 1 TD, 1 INT.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 49 yards on 13 carries and 1 TD.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 22 yards on 15 carries and had 2 catches for 8 yards.
Derek Hagan caught 6 passes for 70 yards.
Mario Manningham caught 4 passes for 101 yards and 1 TD.
Kevin Boss caught 2 passes for 29 yards.
Michael Clayton caught 2 passes for 19 yards.
D.J. Ware caught 1 pass for 16 yards.
Osi Umenyiora had 2 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
Jason Pierre-Paul and Kenny Phillips each recovered a fumble.
Keith Bulluck had 1 interception.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 20 yard field goal and missed on a 39 yard attempt.

Game Notes:
"It was a tough year to be a Giants fan, let alone to be a season ticket holder. The last Eagles game was a real killer, and I think that was the game that made me realize that even if the Giants recovered and made it into the playoffs they wouldn't get very far. Last week against the Giants Aaron Rodgers got the ball out quickly and scrambled around to buy time with his receivers. Rex Grossman is no Aaron Rodgers, but still he was able to come up with a threatening passing game against the Giants. He completed 26 of his passes for 336 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Giants did nail Grossman for one interception and caused him to fumble twice and if they hadn't they probably would have lost this game.
Overall the season ended on a higher note than last year and you could only hope and wonder what things might have been like if the special teams unit didn't lose Hixon right from the start, and if the starting offensive line had stayed intact, and if a whole group of starting receivers didn't end up on injured reserve. Obviously Eli Manning's play would have been better as he instead was forced to try to make something out of nothing way too many times. Hopefully the running game would have functioned better on the consistency of the line and the passing game.
The defense was put in a lot of poor positions by the offense and special teams unit and also hit with a number of injuries throughout the season. Maybe that's why they gave up big plays at times and at other times seemed unbeatable. There's been a lot of talk about Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin, and I believe Eli is solid and that Coughlin certainly deserves another year to straighten out any deficiencies this team may have."

Game Notes:
"Last week Tom Coughlin said, "There is no way that anybody wins in this league turning the ball over six times." Well the Giants had only one turnover this game when Eli Manning's pass to Mario Manningham was batted up into the air and intercepted by Redskins cornerback Phillip Buchanon. Instead, the Redskins turned the ball over four times, and that was just enough for them to lose this game. The fact that the Giants needed the one interception and three fumbles to win this game by a measly three points is not a great testament to the caliber of football they have been playing on offense.
If you feel badly that they missed out on being in the playoffs with a 10-6 record, don't because you likely would be dealing with those feelings next week instead. The Giants are not a playoff ready team by any means and the only good that came from winning this last game against a patched up Redskins team is that they can deflect things away from their inefficiencies as they point to the fact that the NFL system is flawed by letting a 10-6 team go home. Don't believe it. If you are a real Giants team you did not see anything resembling the team you saw on the field playing their last regular season game against the Patriots back in the 2007 season.

Giants Co-owner John Mara, after the game, said Tom Coughlin would return next season.

Giants Eli Manning threw a 92 yard touchdown, the longest of his career.

Giants Osi Umenyiora finished the season with 10 forced fumbles.

Giants have won 6 straight against Washington and nine of 10.

Giants and Tampa Bay became the 18th and 19th teams to win 10 games and not make the playoffs since the 16-game schedule was instituted in 1978.

Giants also had a 10-win, no-playoff season in 1988, when they lost to the Jets in their final regular-season game.

Redskins Santana Moss set a career high in catches for the season with 93.

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