Giants Vs. Redskins Preview

The Giants play the Redskins on Sunday in a NFC showdown. 
The Redskins are a very different team than their recent pass where they were
excellent defensively but not competent offensively.  With rookie superstar
RG3, they are now a good offensive team, and early season injuries to some of
their better players have severely injured their defense.  They are
especially bad against the pass, which will be a big problem for them this
game.  The NFL is  game of matchups and with a seemingly healthy Nicks
(he has practiced 3 times this week), alongside Cruz and the others, Eli Manning
should have a field day. Expect Manning to throw the ball over the field largely 
nullifying the running abilities of the Redskins behind other star rookie,  Alfred Morris.
Chris Canty seems likely to return, an important piece of the
defensive line, especially against the run, and especially while Rocky Bernard
is still out.  Rotating young players Kuhn and Austin was not a disaster,
but a step down.  With the exception of missing Kenny Phillips, this is a
relatively healthy team.  The Giants running game has been very good as of
late but are going up against a stout Washington run defense.  Expect the
Giants to use the pass to set up the run, allowing Bradshaw, and hopefully
Wilson and Brown to have decent days.  The Giants have fared reasonably
well against mobile quarterbacks this year, I’m sure largely due to their very
athletic front 7.  This game should be no different.  The Giants will jump
out early behind a Manning aerial show and dominate this game.  Expect the
Giants to win 31-17.