Thursday Night Football: Giants vs. Redskins

Tonight's edition of Thursday Night Football on NFL Network features two struggling NFC East teams.  The Giants have a struggling veteran quarterback in Eli Manning and the Redskins have everyone's favorite backup Kirk Cousins starting in place of the injured RGIII.

So who wins tonight?

I am going with the Washington Redskins in this game,  Kirk Cousins is playing for a future in the NFL and so far has looked fantastic.  Even though he came up short in last weeks shootout against the Eagles, I think he is making the case that he should be a starter in this league if not the starter for the Washington Redskins.

Look at his numbers so far this year in only two games:

5 TD's only 1 INT and a QBR of 84.4.  That is impressive.  I have seen nothing from the Giants defense that makes me feel that Cousins won't have another big game this week.

For the Giants this seems like inevitable fall to the bottom of the NFC East.  Although Eli showed so glimmer of hope in last weeks game there is just nothing scary about this team,  

I think coach Tom Coughlin has made the right choice in putting an emphasis on running the ball.  Rashad Jennings was a beast last week, 34 carries, 176 yards rushing, and 1 TD.  In order for them to be competitive they have to shorten the game, keep their defense off of the field, and play physical.  They have a tendency to rely on Eli to make plays to much and that only leads to one thing...INT's.

Game Prediction:

Kirk Cousins will come out on fire at home and give the Redskins a 14-0 lead.  The Giants will stay committed to the run for a while but will have no choice but to throw the ball a lot which is good news for Washington D owners.  Redskins take this game 31-17.