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The New York Giants still have issues at the wide receiver position after Hakeem Nicks missed his second straight day of practice and Mario Manningham was once again limited. Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is hopeful that both will be available to play on Sunday. Nicks did some light running Thursday and assured reporters after practice that he would be on the field Sunday.

Running back Ahmad Bradshaw also sat out Thursday’s practice but he could return to the practice field on Friday.

Here is the full injury report for the New York Giants from Thursday, December 29:

Did not Participate
Jake Ballard (knee)
Ahmad Bradshaw (foot)
Mark Herzlich (ankle)
Hakeem Nicks (hamstring)

Limited Participation
Mario Manningham (knee)
Osi Umenyiora (ankle/knee)

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Eli Manning hooked up with Victor Cruz on a 99-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter and the New York Giants defeated the rival New York Jets 29-14 in a critical battle of playoff hopefuls Saturday at MetLife Stadium.The Giants’ victory eliminated the Philadelphia Eagles from the playoffs and set up a showdown with Dallas for the NFC East title next week.The dealt a major blow to the playoff hopes of the Jets (8-7), who dropped one game behind Cincinnati for the No. 6 seed in the AFC.The pass to Cruz was the longest in franchise history and gave the Giants (8-7) a 10-7 lead. The wide receiver became the 13th player in the NFL to catch a 99-yard touchdown pass.On a third-and-10 from the 1, Giant quarterback Eli Manning hit Cruz over the middle and he eluded a pair of defenders after making the catch before outracing the rest of the Jet defense.Cruz finished with 164 yards receiving and set a team record for receiving yards in a season. His 36-yard catch late in the third quarter set up a 14-yard touchdown run by Ahmad Bradshaw to increase the lead to 17-7.The Jets (8-7) struck first on a 5-yard pass from Mark Sanchez to Josh Baker, but the Giants scored the next 20 points including a pair of field goals by Lawrence Tynes.Trailing 20-7, Sanchez scored on a 1-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. The Jets got the ball back trailing 20-14, but Sanchez was sacked in the end zone for a Giant safety.The Giants have won the last five games in the series and they put the game out of reach when Bradshaw scored from 19 yards out with under two minutes left.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Pulling off the improbable, the Washington Redskins went up to MetLife Stadium and overcame an ugly start against the NFC East-leading New York Giants to come away with a 23-10 victory Sunday afternoon.

It was the Redskins’ fifth win and, in beating the Giants for a second time this season, Washington registered the first sweep of its division rival since 1999.

“The Giants, they’ve really been our nemesis around here the last five years,” said Redskins linebacker London Fletcher, whose team had fallen to New York nine of the last 10 games entering this season. “To sweep them, it means a lot, because they’re a well-coached football team.”

With quarterback Rex Grossman
turning in a shaky performance, the Redskins relied heavily on their defense. Washington intercepted Giants quarterback Eli Manning three times, winning the turnover battle for the first time all season.

And when Manning went to work in the final quarter — aiming for his seventh fourth-quarter comeback victory of the season — the Redskins twice denied the Giants in the shadow of their own end zone.

Manning finished the game 23 for 40 for 257 yards and no touchdowns. Ahmad Bradshaw led New York in rushing with 10 carries for 58 yards and a touchdown.

Grossman connected on 15 of 24 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown but threw two interceptions. Roy Helu’s streak of three 100-yard rushing games came to an end as the rookie picked up 53 yards on 23 carries while Evan Royster added 36 yards on 10 carries. Jabar Gaffney led Washington with six catches for 85 yards.

“You feel good about the way they played,” Coach Mike Shanahan said of his team, which had lost two straight and last week fell short in a last-second bid to upset the New England Patriots. “I was really disappointed that we couldn’t close the door last week. . . . So to finish the way we did today was nice.”

Washington’s first defining goal-line stand came three minutes into the fourth quarter. After the Redskins extended their lead to 23-3 with 14 minutes 57 seconds left, the Giants finally started showing signs of life. Manning completed four straight passes to march his team to the Redskins 13-yard line.

But on his fifth pass attempt, Manning’s fortunes changed. Redskins cornerback Josh Wilson made a leaping catch in the end zone for an interception and touchback. It was Wilson’s second interception of the season, and his second straight game with a pick.

The Redskins’ defense answered the bell again later in the fourth quarter. Wilson made a strong tackle to deny Giants running back D.J. Ware as he caught a pass and tried to cross the goal line. Initially, the officials ruled the play a touchdown. But a review showed that Ware had bobbled the ball at the line and didn’t secure possession until Wilson wrestled him back the 2.

With the Giants facing fourth and goal from there, Redskins linebacker Brian Orakpo rushed from the edge and drew a holding call from tackle David Diehl, backing the Giants up to the 12-yard line. New York tried for a touchdown on the next play, but rookie linebacker Ryan Kerrigan sacked Manning to deny the Giants and register Washington’s first sack of the game.

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The New York Giants will face the Washington Redskins on Sunday without almost a half dozen players according to the team’s injury report.

Center David Baas (neck), tight end Travis Beckum (chest), linebacker Mark Herzlich (ankle), safety Derrick Martin (back) and defensive end Osi Umenyiora (ankle/knee) all missed practice on Friday after sitting out for much of the week and have been ruled out by the team for Sunday.

Defensive End Justin Tuck (toe) was limited in his return to practice on Friday and is listed as questionable. Running back Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), linebacker Spencer Paysinger (hamstring) and safety Spencer Phillips (knee) were all limited in practice as well, but are listed as probably for the game on Sunday.

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WASHINGTON (4-9) At NEW YORK GIANTS (7-6)

Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox

OPENING LINE—Giants by 7 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD—Washington 6-7; New York 6-7

SERIES RECORD—Giants 92-63-4

LAST MEETING—Redskins beat Giants 28-14, Sept. 11

LAST WEEKS—Redskins lost to Patriots 34-27; Giants beat Cowboys 37-34

REDSKINS OFFENSE—OVERALL (17), RUSH (31), PASS (12)

REDSKINS DEFENSE—OVERALL (10), RUSH (17), PASS (13)

GIANTS OFFENSE—OVERALL (7), RUSH (32), PASS (4)

GIANTS DEFENSE—OVERALL (30), RUSH (22), PASS (29)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES—Rex Grossman has completed 90 of 154 for 1,183
yards, eight touchdowns, two interceptions and a 94.7 quarterback rating in four
games against Giants. …Roy Helu has rushed for at least 100 yards in last
three games. He also leads NFL rookie running backs with 44 receptions.
..Receiver Anthony Armstrong has caught a TD and averaging 20.5 yards in last
three games against Giants. … LB Ryan Kerrigan scored on 9-yard interception
return in season opener vs. New York. …Eli Manning has thrown 14
fourth-quarter TDs this season, tying NFL record. He also has thrown for 400
yards three times this season, tying another league mark. …Brandon Jacobs
rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns starting for benched Ahmad Bradshaw last
week. …Victor Cruz (1,150) and Hakeem Nicks (1,023) are first pair of Giants’
receivers with 1,000 yards in same season. …DE Jason Pierre-Paul had two
sacks, forced fumble, safety and block on game-tying field goal attempt against
Dallas, a performance that earned him NFC defensive player of the week. …
Giants have given up 121 points and 1,498 yards in last three games (New
Orleans, Green Bay and Dallas).