NFL Recap: New York Giants 45, Washington Redskins 14 [PHOTOS]
Eli Manning's big game propelled the New York Giants to a convincing 45-14 road victory over the listless Washington Redskins on NFL Thursday Night Football.
The N.Y. quarterback fired four touchdowns passing for 300 yards on an efficient 29-of-38 completions. Wide receiver Larry Donnel caught three of those 3 TD passes finishing with 54 yards for the night while Victor Cruz ended up with 108 yards on 6 receptions.
The Redskins, still playing without star QB Robert Griffin III, had a total of six turnovers. Four came from starting QB Kirk Cousins who was intercepted four times. Cousins finished with 257 passing yards on 19-of-33 completions.
The ground game opened up the field for Manning and the Giants, which had 154 rushing yards to Washington's 86. Running backs Rashad Jennings and Andre Williams rushed for a combined for 121 yards on 28 carries.
The Giants built a 24-7 lead at the halftime break and never looked back. New York improved to a 2-2 record for the season and bounced back with back-to-back wins after a 0-2 start this season. Washington is going into the opposite direction dropping to a 1-3 win-loss record with back-to-back losses after splitting their first two games.
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