EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Early in the fourth quarter, coach Tom Coughlin couldn’t help himself after seeing Odell Beckham catch a touchdown to give the New York Giants a big lead over the Washington Redskins.
A smile crossed his face for a split second and just as quickly it disappeared.
The relief he was feeling was obvious. The Giants had a 25-6 lead with 13:39 and there was no way they were going to blow it.
There was going to be no repeat of the last-minute losses to Dallas and Atlanta. And there wasn’t as Eli Manning added a 41-yard touchdown pass to Rueben Randle in a 32-21 victory that gave New York its fifth straight win over Washington.
This time, New York (1-2) dominated most of the action against the injury-plagued Redskins (1-2), who lost veteran cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a right leg injury that looked serious.