As I went to bed last night, I struggled to think about the last time I was that torn over a Washington victory. Against the Chargers, the team was outclassed, and ended up narrowly losing, but that was tolerable because Justin Herbert looks to be an ascendant talent and the Chargers appear to have what it’s going to take to be a playoff competitive team.
The Giants, on the other hand, have been miserable for years now, and are the near consensus last team in the NFC East, one of the weaker divisions in the league. I expected the defense to bounce back and throttle New York, creating a springboard to elevate spirits going into a murderer’s row portion of the schedule.