Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and
Mathematically speaking, this is not a must-win game for the Giants. But considering their fragile psyche after two botched fourth-quarter performances, their NFC East game Thursday night against Washington is about as close to must-win as you can get before the calendar flips to October.
The Giants cannot afford to ruin another opportunity like the ones presented them against the Cowboys and Falcons. A win over Washington might help soothe two weeks' worth of angst over clock management, turnovers and whatever else went wrong in their 0-2 start.