Giants fall into NFC East tie

“It’s just the mindset”.

Quarterback Kirk Cousins passed to wide receiver DeSean Jackson for one touchdown and snuck in for another and the Redskins held on to defeat the New York Giants 20-14 on Sunday to pull into a tie atop the NFC East with five games remaining. In this game, they failed to bring pressure on Kirk Cousins, couldn’t stop Alfred Morris from keeping the chains moving and didn’t have an answer for tight end Jordan Reed.

Goldson said the meeting was his idea.

The Redskins now sit at 5-1 at home this season and have won five straight at FedEx. They kept the Giants in this game when it really should’ve been a blowout. When you’re a young player, you have to make your mistakes in practice, fix them later in the week in practice, and then go out and execute in a game. Barring anything else, it should be a good one in the capital.

“That’s the guaranteed ticket to the playoffs…to win your division”, Washington cornerback Will Blackmon said. “Dallas isn’t going to come in and lay down”. It is for command of the NFC East division going into the final quarter of the regular season. 364 winning percentage. The other three teams – Cowboys (.509), Giants (.600) and Philadelphia Eagles (.623) – face a tougher schedule.

Cousins was 20 of 29 for 302 yards, including the long touchdown to Jackson.

Manning was 26-for-51 passing for 321 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.

For the first three and a half quarters, the Redskins kept the Giants off the scoreboard and out of sync.

SO MUCH LOSING: The Redskins already have surpassed their victory total from last season, when they went 4-12. Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins, Jacksonville’s Allen Robinson, and Minnesota’s Stefon Diggs have all entered the league in the last few years and are breaking out to some extent this season. So even though they’re still under.500, moving atop the standings means something at this point. “And I think our corners did the work today”, Washington defensive end Jason Hatcher said. While Sunday marked Beckham’s fourth consecutive game with more than 100 yards, New York’s defense’s collapse in the second quarter dug a hole that was too deep out of which to climb. Here he is in the waning minutes of the Giants’ game in Washington, inexplicably hauling in the touchdown catch to make it a one-possession game and keep his team’s hopes alive. Racing down the left sideline, he launched himself at the 2 and, parallel to the ground, fully extended his body and used his left hand to corral the football.

Running down the left sideline, Beckham left his feet at about the two and made a diving one-handed grab as he landed in the end zone. “Speechless. Can’t blame anybody”.

“That wasn’t human”, Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams said.

Beckham was upset by the loss and would only said he “laid out” for the ball, but newly re-signed teammate Hakeem Nicks said the Giants expect the wonderful from Beckham now.

First, Dwayne Harris made just about the worst decision he possibly could on a punt return.