The Washington Redskins will travel north into Sunday’s NFC East matchup against the New York Giants on an emotional two-game winning streak.
Washington has gutted out consecutive wins against the Carolina Panthers in Week 6 and the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday. In both those of those wins, the Redskins defense was dominant and the offense was able to run the ball.
The Redskins will play the Giants with a two-game lead in the NFC East on the line. The Giants (1-6) have been mired in a disappointing season and look to play the role of spoiler as the midway part of the season arrives.
What would a win over the Giants do for the Redskins from a statistical and historical standpoint?
A win over the Giants would improve the Redskins’ record to 5-2 on the season and give Washington their best start to a season since starting 5-2 during the 2008 campaign.
Beating New York would keep Washington in sole possession of first place in the NFC East division for a fourth consecutive week.
A win would improve the Redskins’ 2018 record on the road to 2-1 giving them their best road record to start a season since 2016.
Winning raises the Redskins’ record to 5-1 against the NFC giving the team its best start against teams in the NFC since 2005.
A victory over the Giants would give the Redskins their first 2-0 start against the NFC East since the 2010 season.
A ‘W’ would give the Redskins their first victory over the Giants since Week
12 of last season and their first road win over the Giants since Week 3 of the 2016 season.
A win in New York would give the Redskins their first three-game win streak since Week 3-6 of the 2016 season.
Finally, winning on Sunday closes the gap in the Redskins all-time regular season record against the Giants who they currently trail 68-100-4.