New York Giants: 3 Reasons Big Blue will lose to Washington in Week 4

Coming off Daniel Jones’ debut and the New York Giants’ first win of the 2019 season, here’s why they’ll fall back to Earth against the Washington Redskins.

I hate to burst your bubble, New York Giants fans, but I think that Big Blue, although they are currently three-point favorites at home, will lose to the Washington Redskins in Week 4 at MetLife Stadium.

All Giants fans are riding high after rookie quarterback Daniel Jones‘ spectacular performance against Tampa Bay last week but I’d advise them to proceed with caution. Let’s not fit Jones for a gold jacket in Canton just yet.

Here are three reasons why Big Blue will fall to Washington this Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

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3. The Redskins are a desperate team

Washington is already a desperate squad at 0-3. If they were to fall to 0-4, then they would be like the RMS Titanic after hitting the iceberg. Their season would be totally sunk.

Remember that this is a divisional contest. They can be tricky. The Giants have not swept a season series against the Skins since 2014. We’ve seen time and time again where you can throw out the records of each particular squad in divisional matchups. It’s not like the G-Men are dominating the NFL at 1-2 anyway. Tread carefully.

2. No Saquon

New York’s superstar, Saquon Barkley, is out for the next 4-8 weeks with a high ankle sprain. The Giants will miss him greatly. Any team would.

Clemson product Wayne Gallman will fill in for the All-Pro halfback. Expect him to do a workman-like job but he doesn’t have Barkley’s dynamic game-breaking ability. Few people do. Barkley’s absence will be felt not only in Big Blue’s rushing attack but also in Jones’ ability to effectively use play-action.

1. New York’s defense stinks

This is one of the worst Giants defenses I can ever recall. I realize it’s still very early but the numbers are striking: the G-Men have allowed an average of 31.3 points per game (only the hapless Miami Dolphins have allowed more). Big Blue has also given up 332.8 passing yards per game, by far the worst in the NFL.

Now the Redskins aren’t going to remind anyone of the Greatest Show on Turf but they do have some viable threats in veteran quarterback Case Keenum (averaging over 300 passing yards per contest this season), halfback Chris Thompson, talented rookie wide receiver Terry McLaurin (game-time decision/hamstring) and veteran tight end Vernon Davis.

This won’t be an easy one to win at all for the Giants. In fact, Giants fans will leave East Rutherford very disappointed.

Prediction: Redskins 21, Giants 20