Last week: 13 (+7)

Record: 4-2

The Giants making a big jump this week is more indicative about how tightly packed this league is than  it is indicative of anything else. If they lose to an underrated Washington team who could easily catch them off guard this week off a huge win, they could be right back where they were before. No Super Bowl Champion successfully defended their Championship since 2004. The Giants, the first team in NFL history to win the Super Bowl with 9 or fewer regular season wins and/or a negative regular season points differential, have been awfully inconsistent this year and don’t seem likely to break that trend. Eli Manning is an MVP candidate, but this still have all sorts of defensive issues (30th in the league in pass defense).

Studs

RB Ahmad Bradshaw: Rushed for 116 yards (102 after contact) and a touchdown on 27 attempts, 1 broken tackle, caught 1 pass for 4 yards on 1 attempt

CB Prince Amukamara: Allowed 3 catches for 31 yards on 6 attempts, 1 interception, 2 pass deflections, 6 solo tackles, 1 missed tackle

SS Antrel Rolle: Allowed 2 catches for 67 yards on 4 attempts, 2 interceptions, 6 solo tackles, 1 stop

LE Justin Tuck: 1 quarterback hit and 6 quarterback hurries on 26 pass rush snaps, 1 assist

DT Linval Joseph: 1 sack and 2 quarterback hurries on 22 pass rush snaps, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops

RE Jason Pierre-Paul: 2 sacks, 1 quarterback hit, and 2 quarterback hurries on 39 pass rush snaps, 1 batted pass, 1 missed tackle, 2 stops

Duds

RT Sean Locklear: Allowed 1 quarterback hit and 3 quarterback hurries on 29 pass block snaps, run blocked for 4 yards on 1 attempt

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