The Giants have lost control of their own destiny. That is a fact, thanks to Sunday’s 20-14 road defeat to the Washington Redskins.
There is no way around it. The teams are 5-6 atop the NFC East and have split the season series, but the Giants have lost two more division games — and that’s the crippler. And it’s not usually productive when you need another team to lose specific games in order for you to gain the tiebreaker.
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So the mission for head coach Tom Coughlin and his players is simple: Win as many games of their five remaining games as possible and force the Redskins to match.