Giants Dominate Redskins on MNF, 45-12
The New York Giants unmercifully ended the Redskins season two weeks early.
With news of the firing of GM Vinny Cerrato still bringing smiles to the FedEx Field faithful, 70,000 snow-covered fans had to watch as a division rival hammered their team on national television in a 45-12 blowout.
The Giants, who started the season 5-0 and were being discussed as one of the best teams in the NFL in the early-going, found themselves in a must-win situation last night, as a win would still leave them a game behind the Cowboys and the Packers in the NFC wild card discussion.
“We felt we can play at that caliber that we were playing at the beginning of the year,” said Ahmad Bradshaw, who scored two first-half touchdowns. “We came out fired up. This was a must-win. I told everybody before we went out: ‘I need the whole team to come with us.’ And that’s how we played — together.”
“We were the team that had more at stake, obviously — and played that way,” New York coach Tom Coughlin said. “We always talk about being the team that demonstrates greater purpose. And we did.”
The Redskins, on the other hand, came into the game 4-9, and only had their jobs to play for. Considering the way the year has gone… it looked like some Redskins players wouldn’t mind being on their way out at the end of the season, likely along with head coach Jim Zorn.
