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NY Giants (1-2) @ Washington Redskins (1-2) Thread
An NFC East matchup televised live on the NFL Network... (by dhubermex)
Kirk Cousins gets his second start, subbing in for an injured Robert Griffin III, who NFL.com revealed Thursday may be relegated to relief duty once he is healthy.
Cousins is 52-for-81 (64.2% completion percentage) with 5 Touchdown passes against only 1 Interception this season.
For those who keep up with the NFL, the Redskins came close to trading Cousins to the St. Louis Rams during the pre-season but wisely held out for a 1st round draft pick from St. Louis, which the Rams were unwilling to part with. The decision to hold on to Cousins was wise in hindsight, as Griffin III has been prone to injury and comically resembles a pinball when he gets bounced around by defenders.
The 'Skins defeated the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars 41-10 in Week 2, then fell to division rival Philadelphia Eagles last week in a thrilling 37-34 loss. They also lost their season opener against the Houston Texans 17-6 in a game which Griffin III, a Baylor (Texas) University prodigy, put up anemic numbers.
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The NY Giants are coming off a must-have victory over the Houston Texans last week, in which QB Eli Manning (65-for-100 with 5 Touchdowns and 4 Interceptions in 2014), along with Wide Receiver Victor Cruz, were able to top their AFC South opponent by a score of 30-17.
The Giants were 0-2 before last week, losing to the Detroit Lions 35-14 in their season opener then getting bested by the Arizona Cardinals 25-14 in their home opener.
Eli Manning is future first-ballot Hall of Famer Peyton Manning's younger brother by five years, and has not received near the amount of respect among analysts as Peyton despite having twice as many Super Bowl rings (two).
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Both teams are in desperate need of their first NFC East victory, the Redskins more-so considering they are at home and already have one division loss against the Eagles.
Kickoff is set for 8:25pm Eastern Time on the NFL Network.
NFC East Standings
Philadelphia Eagles: 3-0 (1-0 DIV)
Dallas Cowboys: 2-1 (0-0 DIV)
New York Giants: 1-2 (0-0 DIV)
Washington Redskins: 1-2 (0-1 DIV)
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