Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON (0-2) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (2-0)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox
OPENING LINE — Giants by 4 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Washington 0-2, Giants 0-1-1
SERIES RECORD — Giants lead 98-66-4 LAST MEETING — Redskins beat Giants 20-14,
Nov. 29, 2015
LAST WEEK — Redskins lost to Cowboys 27-23; Giants beat Saints 16-13
AP PRO32 RANKING — Redskins No. 27 (tie), Giants No. 8
REDSKINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (T25), PASS (3) REDSKINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (T27),
RUSH (28), PASS (20)
GIANTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (14), RUSH (20), PASS (11)
GIANTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (8), RUSH (4), PASS (T13)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Redskins have lost five of last six to New York .. ... Washington QB Kirk Cousins has two straight 300-yard games passing, and 1,124 yards passing and nine touchdowns in last four NFC East games. But he threw key red-zone INT in loss to Dallas . ... WR Pierre Garcon has TD catch in last two of three outings against NFC East . ... WR DeSean Jackson had 63-yard TD catch in last meeting . ... LB Ryan Kerrigan had two sacks in last meeting . ... LB Trent Murphy had 1 1/2 sacks and forced fumbled last week. .. CB Bashaud Breeland has eight passes defended in last three outings against New York . ... CB Josh Norman had forced fumble against Giants in December, playing for Carolina. He also was in tiff with Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. that led to Beckham’s
one-game suspension by NFL . ... Giants are going for 700th franchise win, looking to join Packers and Bears as only NFL clubs with that many . ... New York looking for first 3-0 start since 2009 . ... QB Eli Manning moved into 10th place all-time last week with 44,762 career yards passing. Manning needs one win for 100 in career . ... Beckham averaging 121.3 yards with five TDs in three games against Washington. He needs one reception for 200 in career . ... Beckham, rookie Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz combined for 20 catches for 294 yards last week . ... DT Johnathan Hankins blocked FG attempt vs. New Orleans, Janoris Jenkins scored on return . ... S Landon Collins had first career sack last week . ... Fantasy
Tip: Beckham had six catches for 76 yards and one TD against Panthers and Norman last year, plus three major penalties. He also dropped sure TD on long pass.