by David ElfinFiled under: Giants, Redskins, NFC East
The New York Giants took care of their end of the bargain, beating the host Washington Redskins 17-14 on Sunday, but they still missed the NFC playoffs when the Chicago Bears couldn't hold on to beat the Green Bay Packers.New York (10-6) jumped on top 10-0 and led 17-7 when receiver Mario Manningham burned Washington Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall for a 92-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Eli Manning just 2:41 into the second half. The Redskins closed to 17-14 on quarterback Rex Grossman's 64-yard touchdown throw to receiver Anthony Armstrong with 5:52 remaining. However, Washington (6-10) only ran six more plays and didn't advance past its own 36 yard-line the rest of the way.
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora had a big game for the Giants, sacking Grossman twice and forcing fumbles in New York territory. The turnovers were two of Washington's four failures in the red zone. The others were an errant 30-yard field goal try by Graham Gano and a fumble by receiver Santana Moss fighting for extra yardage at the 10 in the fourth quarter.
In his third start since replacing six-time Pro Bowl pick Donovan McNabb as Washington's quarterback, Grossman was 26-of-44 for 336 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
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