Quick recap of yesterday's games before we get started.
The only one that threw out any surprises was the Arizona-Philadelphia game at night. We continued to see how utterly awful Detroit is, and Dallas did exactly what they should be doing with Romo getting healthier. The Eagles and Cardinals gave us some things to consider.
I wasn't sold on McNabb at all yesterday. The way I took his benching was that the Philadelphia crowd wasn't going to help pick him up. These are the same fans that decided to boo him on draft day, so why pick him up now? Yet, McNabb torched what seems to be a secondary susceptible to being beaten by a better teams.
The Giants and Eagles have now done some major damage against the Cardinals.
I still don't know how this will play out the rest of the way, but I'm still going to look at him as a matchup play. Andy Reid seems to feel that McNabb is always one play away from being benched each week. Typical poor coaching.
As for Arizona, Kurt Warner didn't have a bad game. The three interceptions do mitigate one of his touchdowns, but he threw for three of them and cracked 300 yards again. You can't blame him for this one.
Anquan Boldin had his worst game of the season, as he dropped two touchdown passes and fumbled late in the game. Larry Fitzgerald had all the work and performed well.
Let's get to the second half of Sunday's festivities.
New York Giants at Washington
Who to Start: Brandon Jacobs, Domenick Hixon, Kevin Boss
Who to Sit: Antwaan Randle El, Amani Toomer
What to Expect: Interesting matchup, this one is.
The Redskins aren't incredibly tough against the pass, but they do very well against it at home. Eli Manning has been very consistent, finding a way to hit right around 200 yards and two scores nearly every week. Regardless of the strength of the Washington secondary, I think he finds a way to continue to hit these numbers.
The way Kevin Boss has played over the middle will still give Manning the outlet to find one in the red zone to the tight end. I like Hixon for the other, as we still don't know if Burress is completely healthy in this case. I'm avoiding reaching for any other Giants receivers because I do think that the Redskins will be able to shutdown the fringe options.
Brandon Jacobs says he'll be ready to go. If that's the case, you start him here. I like Ward and Bradshaw as flex options if we find out late in the game that Jacobs won't be able to get on the field. No concerns yet.
For the Redskins, I'm keeping Jason Campbell reserved, as he goes up against one of the top-five pass defenses in the NFL. Campbell hasn't shown the ability to consistently beat stronger opponents with his arm. Moss, to me, is a number three receiver this week.
I use Cooley because you likely don't have better options in this case. Keep all others on the bench.
Clinton Portis is a must-start in every game, keep him as you normally would.
Sleeper Pickup: Hixon. He has the chance to do something big in this one.
Atlanta at San Diego
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