Giants spoil Redskins' playoff bid

(The Sports Xchange) - The visiting New York Giants, who had already clinched their wild card playoff berth, played to win on Sunday and beat division rival Washington Redskins 19-10 to eliminate them from playoff contention. Trailing 13-10 late in the fourth quarter, Kirk Cousins was intercepted by Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie with less than 1:30 remaining and the Redskins moving close to field goal range if not a winning touchdown. A Redskins win would have virtually clinched them the last NFC wild card, with only a tie in the Sunday night game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers able to deny them a postseason berth.

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