Giants (4-8) at Redskins (6-6)
W ......... at Arizona ......... 24-6 L ....... Indianapolis ....... 21-9 W ....... GreenBay ....... 31-17 Sept. 30 ............. Bye ............. L ...at New Orleans ... 43-19 W ......... Carolina ......... 23-17 W ........... Dallas ........... 20-17 W .... at N.Y. Giants .... 20-13 L ........... Atlanta ........... 38-14 W ..... at Tampa Bay ..... 16-3 L ......... Houston ......... 23-21 L .......... at Dallas .......... 31-23 L .... at Philadelphia .... 28-13 Dec. 9 ....... N.Y. Giants ....... 1 Dec. 16 ..at Jacksonville ..1 Dec. 23 ...at Tennessee ...1 Dec. 30 .... Philadelphia .... 1
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FedExField, Landover, Md.
TV: Fox
Danny Sheridan's odds: by 1 ⁄2
Giants' keys to victory: The Giants need to take advantage of Washington's recent slippage by giving the ball to Saquon Barkley and letting him run through and around the Redskins defense. Barkley has topped 100 yards in his past three games but was held to 38 yards on 13 carries in a Week 8 loss to Washington. New York has to stop Washington's running back duo of Adrian Peterson (90-yard touchdown run in Week 13 vs. the Eagles) and Chris Thompson from setting the tone for the Redskins offense.
Redskins' keys to victory: The Redskins have to use the prospect of making the playoffs as motivation against the Giants. But they will have to do it with journeyman QB Mark Sanchez — or another player they sign during the week — after season-ending injuries to Alex Smith and Colt McCoy. Sanchez came into the Week 13 game after McCoy broke his leg, and he threw for 100 yards with one interception.
Matchup to watch: Giants Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Redskins CB Josh Norman. Given their history of not seeing eye to eye, you can bet that Norman (three interceptions) and Beckham (1,052 receiving yards) will be fired up to play against each other. All of their extracurricular activities should be entertaining to watch.
Who wins? Assuming the Redskins get passable quarterback play, Washington's strong desire to make the playoffs should motivate it enough to get past a hapless Giants team. New York might keep things close, but the Redskins will come away with the victory.
Redskins, 27-14 Redskins