New York at Washington

The New York Giants are still in the hunt in the bumbling NFC East. They have allowed 7, 7, 20, 13 and 24 points the last five games. This passing offense behind Eli Manning has been better, and the defense now ranks 16th against the pass and seventh against the run. A lot has changed since running back Andre Brown returned to the lineup. Brown suffered a fracture in his left leg in the team’s final preseason game and was sidelined the first nine weeks of the season. In three games since returning, he’s totaled 308 yards, including an impressive 127 yards on 21 carries against Dallas. The Giants still can’t matchup against good teams, but they have shown they can beat weak teams like Washington. While the Giants are showing life, Washington is a mess, on and off the field. The Skins are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games on grass and 1-8 ATS against the NFC. The offense has ground to a halt, scoring 16 and 6 points the last two games while losing five of the last seven. The Redskins continued to deal with the attention being given to the father of quarterback Robert Griffin III visiting Griffin in the postgame locker room Monday. Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie said, "Robert's father was checking on him after the game because he thought he was injured." Griffin threw for only 127 yards Monday night as the 49ers torched them. And the defense continues to struggle everywhere, ranked 14th against the run and 26th against the pass. You need some kind of pass defense against Manning, but the Redskins have been short on skill position talent in the secondary for the last few years. The Redskins are 13-29-3 ATS against a team with a losing record, including 5-19-2 ATS in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. Fade the Skins here and take the Giants.