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SANTANA CLAUS DELIVERS IN SKINS WIN

Santana Moss scores one of three touchdowns on the game

Someone check Will Allen for whiplash. He still can’t find Santana Moss. And the Giants still can’t beat a decent team on the road. And the Redskins are still very much in the thick of the playoff race.

It was touch and go right before and after halftime. The Giants got a gift touchdown on a deflected pass reception by Amani Toomer, even though replay showed that the ball hit the ground before Toomer made the catch. And after the Skins went three and out on the opening drive of the second half, the Giants marched right down the field. But Eli Manning’s inability to make a play when it counted and Jay Feely’s blocked field goal turned the game around. Five plays later, Patrick Ramsey (yes, a Patrick Ramsey sighting) found Santana Moss downfield. Moss made a brilliant leaping catch and then bitch-slapped Allen to the turf as he ran to the endzone to give the Skins a 28-17 lead.


Phillip Daniels pressures Eli Manning in 3rd quarter action

I can’t think of anything to get down about in this game. Brunell’s pick wasn’t a huge mistake. New York simply had the right play call at the right time. Moss was amazing. The blocking up front was great as Portis had another good game. Considering 70-year old Ray Brown was making his first start, Brunell and Ramsey had plenty of time to make throws downfield against a horrid Giant secondary (which will be the reason they get bounced in the first round of the playoffs). The defense attacked Manning and basically shut down Tiki Barber. Please no more of this crap about Barber being the MVP this season. If he didn’t play in New York, there would be no question the MVP would be Shaun Alexander. So was this performance perfect? No. But the Skins still won by 15. The only downer today was the Cowboys last second comeback to keep them alive for the postseason. But there wasn’t much the Redskins could do about that.

So the Skins need to keep this level of play up one more week. The game at Philadelphia is going to be much tougher than it looks. Never underestimate a division opponent, especially on the road. As long as the Skins pull it out on New Year’s Day, I really don’t care who else wins. But root for the Raiders next week anyway. Great job boys, let’s get ‘em again in eight days.


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