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8:25 PM ET, September 25, 2014
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
FedEx Field, Landover, MD
Top Performers
Passing: E. Manning (NYG) - 300 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INTRushing: A. Williams (NYG) - 15 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: V. Cruz (NYG) - 6 REC, 108 YDS
Associated Press
Manning Strong In Giants' Win
And he still wasn't done for the New York Giants.
The tight end has become Eli Manning's top receiver, the perfect target in the team's new dink-and-dunk offense. The second-year player who went undrafted out of Grambling State caught three scoring passes in the first half -- similar twist-the-body grabs in the end zone of 5, 6 and 6 yards -- in a 45-14 victory over the turnover-prone Washington Redskins on Thursday night.
After struggling in his first two games running new offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo's West Coast playbook, Manning has led the Giants (2-2) to consecutive victories. Manning is supposed to complete 70 percent of his passes in this offense, and he surpassed that mark against the Redskins, going 28 for 39 -- including three simple open-field drops -- for 300 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.
Manning also ran for a 1-yard score, as did Andre Williams.
Donnell finished with seven catches for 54 yards. He had only one career touchdown catch entering the game, but he now leads the Giants this season in TD catches (4) and overall receptions (25). Daniel Fells had a 2-yard scoring catch in the third quarter, which means tight ends have snagged seven of Manning's nine TD passes this season.
New York's Victor Cruz added six catches for 108 yards, his second consecutive 100-yard game.
Kirk Cousins and his receivers weren't anywhere near as efficient for the Redskins, who were undone by six turnovers that led to 31 points for the Giants. A strip-sack by Mathias Kiwanuka set up New York's first touchdown, Trumaine McBride's strip of tight end Logan Paulsen after a catch ended a Washington drive deep in New York territory, and Prince Amukamara, Quinten Demps, McBride and Antrel Rolle intercepted Cousins' passes in the second half.
Demps was starting in place of Stevie Brown, who was benched during the Giants' win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Cousins, who has the starting job while Robert Griffin III recovers from a dislocated ankle, finished 19 for 33 for 257 yards with four interceptions and a fumble for the first-year coach Jay Gruden's Redskins (1-3), who dropped into the cellar in the NFC East, already 2½ games behind the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles. Cousins threw three interceptions in a span of five attempts in the second half.
Donnell beat a trio of defenders for his hat trick of touchdowns: linebacker Perry Riley, safety Brandon Meriweather and rookie cornerback Baushad Breeland. Breeland was starting for three-time Pro Bowl defensive back DeAngelo Hall, who ruptured his Achilles tendon in Sunday's loss to the Eagles and is done for the season.
Donnell became the first Giants player with three touchdown catches in a half since Amani Toomer against the Indianapolis Colts in December 2002, according to STATS.
Redskins tight end Niles Paul left the game in the first half after a nasty helmet-to-helmet hit at the end of a 28-yard catch. Demps was called for hitting a defenseless player, while Paul stayed on the ground for a couple of minutes. He then walked with a wobble, with assistance on both sides, toward the locker room.
The Redskins also lost two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams to a strained right knee in the second half.
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Team Stat Comparison
NYG
|
WSH
| |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 31 | 17 |
Passing 1st downs
| 19 | 11 |
Rushing 1st downs
| 9 | 4 |
1st downs from penalties
| 3 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency
| 11-16 | 1-8 |
4th down efficiency
| 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 78 | 52 |
| Total Yards | 449 | 329 |
| Yards per play | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Total Drives | 13 | 13 |
| Passing | 295 | 243 |
Comp-Att
| 28-39 | 19-33 |
Yards per pass
| 7.4 | 6.9 |
Interceptions thrown
| 1 | 4 |
Sacks-Yards Lost
| 1-5 | 2-14 |
| Rushing | 154 | 86 |
Rushing Attempts
| 38 | 17 |
Yards per rush
| 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 6-8 | 1-1 |
| Penalties | 7-66 | 11-88 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
Fumbles lost
| 0 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown
| 1 | 4 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 37:17 | 22:43 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NYG | WSH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 7:35 | Larry Donnell 5 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 6 plays, 24 yds, 3:07
| 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NYG | WSH | |||
| TD | 14:14 | Larry Donnell 6 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 6 plays, 75 yds, 2:45
| 14 | 0 |
 | TD | 8:50 | Andre Roberts 18 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Kai Forbath Kick)
Drive info: 10 plays, 80 yds, 5:24
| 14 | 7 |
| TD | 2:16 | Larry Donnell 6 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 12 plays, 67 yds, 6:34
| 21 | 7 |
| FG | 0:00 | Josh Brown 29 Yd Field Goal
Drive info: 8 plays, 71 yds, 1:16
| 24 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NYG | WSH | |||
| TD | 12:57 | Alfred Morris 20 Yd Run (Kai Forbath Kick)
Drive info: 5 plays, 83 yds, 2:03
| 24 | 14 |
| TD | 4:19 | Daniel Fells 2 Yd pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 4 plays, 35 yds, 1:19
| 31 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NYG | WSH | |||
| TD | 14:07 | Eli Manning 1 Yd Run (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 5 plays, 22 yds, 1:22
| 38 | 14 |
| TD | 6:05 | Andre Williams 1 Yd Run (Josh Brown Kick)
Drive info: 9 plays, 46 yds, 5:25
| 45 | 14 |
Research Notes
Rashad Jennings
had a career-high 34 rushes in Week 3, the most by any player in a game
this season.
Jennings needs 26 carries Thursday night to tie Walter Payton and Emmitt
Smith for the fifth-most rushes over two games in a five-day span in
NFL history (ELIAS).
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Eli Manning's first-quarter touchdown to Larry Donnell was just his seventh touchdown pass in his last nine road games.
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Each of Eli Manning's
first seven touchdown passes (including two Thursday) have come on
throws 10 yards or fewer downfield. Manning had eight touchdowns on such
throws all of last season.
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The
Redskins had allowed three points off turnovers in their first three
games combined. The Giants' first-quarter touchdown came after
recovering a Redskins fumble.
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Eli Manning
was sacked or under duress on two of his 25 first-half dropbacks (8%).
Entering tonight, the Redskins had pressured opposing QB's on an
NFL-best 36% of dropbacks.
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Eli Manning
has not thrown multiple touchdown passes in any of his last eight road
games. The last time Manning had more than one touchdown pass on the
road was in Week 1 of last season at Dallas (4 TD, 3 INT).
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Eli Manning
had a Total QBR of 78.5 in Primetime games in 2012 but since the start
of the 2013 season his QBR has dropped to 41.3 in Primetime.
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3 players have had at least 6 receptions and 3 receiving TD in a game this season. Donnell, Antonio Gates, and Julius Thomas (all tight ends).
Since 2000, only 2 other Giants have hit those numbers in an entire game.
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The Redskins sent five or more pass rushers on 24% of Eli Manning's
first-half dropbacks. Entering Thursday, the Redskins had blitzed on
49% of opponents' dropbacks, the second-highest rate in the league.
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