LANDOVER, Md. — The Giants played without their unquestioned leader on defense for the first time this season, but they undoubtedly made injured safety Landon Collins proud with an exceptional performance in a 40-16 win over the Redskins Sunday at FedEx Field.
“Obviously, we were missing our captain and it was on our mind to do it for him today,” safety Michael Thomas said of Collins, who is on injured reserve with a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder. “It was on everybody’s mind to go out there and put it on tape.”
The Giants dominated an admittedly injury-weakened Redskins offense and former Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, who performed abysmally in his first start since replacing injured quarterback Colt McCoy last week.