"It's a one-game season," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. "And if we have any desire at all to play 17, 18 or 19 games, we have to take care of business on Sunday. That's the biggest, most important thing. So we've got to get their best effort, physically and mentally."
This is like two hockey players auditioning for a tooth whitening commercial. But don't tell the Giants. They'll gladly accept a trip to the postseason no matter how ugly it gets.
"It's a lot of fun," Gants coach Tom Coughlin said, "compared to where we've been the last couple of years."
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Site: FedEx Field, Landover, Md.
TV: Fox
Line: Giants by 2.5
Livestream: NFL GamePass
If the Redskins (4-6) can beat the visiting Giants (5-5), the teams will be tied atop the decidedly mediocre division with five games left.
After Thursday's lopsided losses by the Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) and Dallas Cowboys (3-8), it's become a two-team race.
"Looking back, there were some games we wish we could get back," Giants linebacker Devon Kennard said. But at the end of the day what is behind us is behind us. And we're ready to move forward and finish the year right."
But so are the Redskins, who were not expected to compete for a division title, but have somehow steered through the division wreckage. Redskins QB Kirk Cousins has nine TD passes, no interceptions and a 122.6 passer rating at home.
"That's the guaranteed ticket to the playoffs ... to win your division," cornerback Will Blackmon said. "It's all-in, because you truly need it. Not that we don't need any other game. But you really need the divisional games to get in. So it definitely just has to be everyone's best effort. Even if guys don't even prepare well, just when we line up on Sunday, just go there and knock somebody out, dude."
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