Summary
FIRST QUARTER
What happened: After an emotional pregame ceremony honoring Sean Taylor, Rock Cartwright returned the opening kick past the 30. The Redskins then gave the ball to the league's leading rusher, Clinton Portis, who ran into a wall of Giants defenders. A pass to James Thrash fell short on third down, and Washington punted to New York. Known for running the ball, the Giants instead came out throwing. Eli Manning hit Domenik Hixon for two first downs before finding Amani Toomer for a 40-yard touchdown against Fred Smoot. The Redskins again went three-and-out, and the Giants again responded with a long scoring drive, capped by a John Carney field goal.See the full content of this document
Extract
Giants 23, Redskins 7
Analysis: With emotion and numbers on their side, the Redskins still came out flat - and the defending Super Bowl champions took advantage. Manning...
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