New York Giants @ Washington Redskins Free Pick and Preview

New York Giants @ Washington Redskins Free Pick and Preview: The Giants are 9-6 coming into this road game with the Redskins, and they no longer hold their own destiny in their hands. The Giants come into Sunday’s action rooting hard for the Chicago Bears to play their best players and beat the Green Bay Packers – if they do that, the Giants have a chance. If they don’t, the season is done for, and it’s no more gooey-Eli Manning, angry-Tom Coughlin face for the rest of the season. Sad… sad.

But the Giants have to take care of business, too. And Washington, under Rex Grossman, have played pretty dang good football – at lest passable as competitive. They lost to a good Tampa Bay team by 1 points after a missed extra point did them in. Then they made the QB change and Rex Grossman threw 4 touchdowns passes, nearly leading them to an upset over Dallas. They lost that one by 3. They beat a Jacksonville Jaguars team last week, 20-17, and all the Jaguars had to do was win a couple mediocre games to take the AFC South playoff spot. But Washington is playing pretty good, and they beat the Jags and all-but-knocked them out of the playoffs.

Still, I think New York comes in with a little something to prove here. They won’t know their destiny until the Packers win or lose against Chicago, and since both the games are in the late slot, there will be no reason to get them believing they’re playing for nothing.

New York has had a bit of an up and down season, and it’s likely to end without a playoff spot – but the Giants can run the ball against poor front seven’s – they can rush the passer and push him into mistakes. These two things should give the Giants a road win in Washington.

New York Giants (-4) @ Washington Redskins