been going particularly well andeven games that end with a close score don’t feel all that close when they happen. That was the case with the 20-13 loss to Washington on Sunday.While neither team played great Authentic Rhett Ellison Jersey , Washington had the game in hand for the majority of the game, at least according to win probability.These are some of the most important plays of the game by Win Probability Added (WPA) and Expected Points Added (EPA), per data provided by nflscrapR. Explainers here (WPA) and here (EPA).Both WPA and EPA presented from the perspective of the offense.Going deep to Beckham - 1:19 remaining, first quarterEPA: 5.35 | WPA: 16.6 percentAt the end of the first quarter, the Giants were already down 7-0 and the offense wasn’t doing much. It took a 3rd and 17 deep in their own territory for the Giants to throw their first deep pass to Odell Beckham Jr. Even though it took a bad situation to get there, the play worked out. Eli Manning was able to step up in the pocket and fire a pass to Beckham down the left sideline, who was covered one-on-one by rookie Greg Stroman. Beckham drew pass interference and was taken to the ground, but still made the catch for a gain of 44 yards. The pass was followed by a Saquon Barkley run for no gain, a sack on second down, and a 4-yard pass to Barkley on third-and-15. The Giants did not have a bigger win probability swing or expected points gain on offense for the remainder of the game.A bad read intercepted - 6:40 remaining, second quarterEPA: minus-3.79 | WPA: minus-12.3 percentThere was a threat of a score in the middle of the second quarter. The Giants faced a second-and 11 from the Washington 12-yard line. They had a trips look to the left with Barkley also offset to that side. Manning faked a handoff to Barkley and fired to Beckham, who ran a quick dig route from the middle of the three-man side. The problem was safety D.J. Swearinger, who looked like he was going to be in man coverage on Evan Engram, did not drop back and instead made an easy play on the ball for an interception.Manning was locked on Beckham through the play-fake and even had the chance to see Swearinger break back to Beckham before the ball was released. When the safety stayed with Beckham, there was a brief opening to hit Evan Engram in the end zone, but Beckham was the only read. Also, if you’re wondering why the Giants struggle in the end zone — aside for the interception — a 3-yard dig on second-and-11 tells some of that story.One sack of many - 12:41 remaining, third quarterEPA: minus-2.63 | WPA: minus-9.2 percentManning was under consistent pressure throughout the game. Per Next Gen Stats, he averaged 2.52 seconds to throw, third-lowest among quarterbacks in Week 8. That led to seven sacks — however, the fastest Washington sack was only 3.3 seconds after the snap, so it’s not as if those sacks were coming impossibly fast, like, say, some of J.J. Watt’s in the Houston game. But still, there was a lot of pressure and the biggest sack from a win probability standpoint came at the start of the third quarter.The Giants had a third-and-5 from the Washington 48. Preston Smith (94) blew past Nate Solder, almost caused a strip-sack, and forced Manning to step up in the pocket. Linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons (40) came on a blitz and while Saquon Barkley and Will Hernandez got him to the ground, Harvey-Clemons was able to reach out and take Manning down when he stepped away from Smith.What really made the sack so big wasn’t just a bad third down play, it was the loss of yards at midfield and the potential for fourth down. Even if the Giants had gained no yards Authentic Kerry Wynn Jersey , a fourth-and-5 from around midfield warrants a shot at going for it. But with the loss of 7 yards, the Giants were not going to try to convert a fourth-and-12.Richardson levels up - 11:02 remaining, third quarterEPA: 3.69 | WPA: 13.3 percentOn the following drive, Washington faced a third-and-6 from its own 19. With a stop, the Giants could have forced a punt with good field position. It did not go that way. Washington created separation out of a trips bunch to the right and Paul Richardson was wide open for a 25-yard gain. It was a well-schemed levels concept, which runs a similar route to different levels of the defense.Richardson (the inside man in the bunch) and Josh Doctson (the middle) both ran corner routes with Doctson going deep and Richardson going intermediate. Cornerback Grant Haley followed Doctson deep, which left a big hole for Richardson behind linebacker Tae Davis. Another long field goal - 4:56 remaining, third quarterEPA: 2.12 | WPA: 7.9 percentWashington put the margin up to a touchdown with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Dustin Hopkins kicked a 53-yard field goal to put Washington up 10-3, which at that time felt insurmountable given how the Giants’ offense had been playing. It was the fifth field goal of 50 or more yards hit against the Giants this season, which ties the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins for most in the league.Collins knocks it out - 0:55 remaining, third quarterEPA: minus-8,21 | WPA: minus-22.6 percentIn the closing minute of the third quarter, the Giants got a gift in the form of a turnover. Washington was in scoring range with a first-and-10 on the Giants’ 17. Adrian Peterson took a handoff and was immediately met by Olivier Vernon, but Peterson was able to spin away. But Landon Collins charged downhill and knocked the ball out of Peterson’s hands. Vernon picked the ball up and ran 43 yards before being caught by Alex Smith.By WPA and EPA, there was no bigger play in the game. Engram comes up empty - 14:23 remaining, fourth quarterEPA: minus-3.44 | WPA: minus-8.5 percentThe next Giants drive ended with no points on a failed fourth down attempt. On a fourth-and-3 from the Washington 32, the play worked out just as the Giants would have hoped. With Evan Engram on the outside and a stacked release with Beckham, the tight end found a hole in the zone right at the first down marker. The pass went right through Engram’s hands and the Giants turned the ball over on downs.Deep to Barkley, DPI - 5:12 remaining, fourth quarterEPA: 2.99 | WPA: 8.1 percentOne of the benefits of going deep is the possibility of a pass interference penalty. It may not be the main goal, but it gets the job done. Joe Flacco has gotten through the past couple seasons on the underthrown deep ball DPI.The Giants’ longest play of the game on offense turned out to be a DPI call on a deep pass to 鈥?checks notes 鈥?Saquon Barkley? On a first-and-10 from the Giants 14, the offense came out in an empty look with Barkley out wide to the right. Barkley ran a go route and after some maneuvering in the pocket, Manning ripped a deep attempt down the field. The pass was a little short, but safety Montae Nicholson (35) was in no position to make a play on the ball and interfered with Barkley. It was a 46-yard penalty and got the Giants out from deep in their own territory.Barkley’s average air yards per target was still just 1.6 in this game, but outside of this deep attempt he had targets that came eight and nine yards past the line of scrimmage.Get the ball to Beckham - 4:59 remaining, fourth quarterEPA: 2.44 | WPA: 9.5 percentThroughout the season, the Giants have struggled with the balance of getting Odell Beckham the ball with room to run after the catch and getting Beckham the ball down the field. Sometimes both can be attained. On the same drive as the Barkley DPI, the Giants had a second-and-10 from Washington 40. Beckham ran a route that broke in at the first down marker and put him in a hole in Washington’s zone coverage. Manning threw the pass past the sticks — a rarity for him in this game, per Next Gen Stats his average pass was 2.8 yards behind the sticks — and Beckham was able to take it 21 yards after the catch for a gain of 32 down to the Washington 8.The Giants got down to the 4 and peaked with a 28.2 percent chance to win thanks to another pass interference penalty, but a one-yard run from Barkley and incomplete passes to Barkley and Bennie Fowler brought up fourth down. Instead of going for a touchdown to bring the score within a field goal Authentic Alec Ogletree Jersey , the Giants kicked a field goal from the 3 to go down seven.Peterson clinches it - 3:16 remaining, fourth quarterEPA: 5.94 | WPA: 7.8 percentWashington basically clinched the game on the next drive with a 64-yard touchdown run from Adrian Peterson. The play was perfectly designed and executed. Both center Chase Roullier (73) and right guard Brandon Scherrf (75) pulled to take out Tae Davis and Landon Collins. Those blocks and a big hole gave Peterson just Curtis Riley to beat in route to the end zone. He scored.The Giants did drive for a touchdown on the next drive, but it took 13 plays and just under three minutes and the team still trailed by a touchdown after the score. When the Giants started that drive, they had just a 2.4 percent chance of winning the game. The champions got their swagger back.After a pair of tough losses, the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded with a dominant performance on the road against a division rival and dismissed talk of a Super Bowl hangover.Carson Wentz and Co. aren't going anywhere. They proved it in a 34-13 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night. The Eagles (3-3) are still frontrunners in the NFC East, and they're determined to make another long run."Having let a couple games slip through our hands, and this is what I love about the team, the players don't panic," coach Doug Pederson said Friday. "The players are resilient. The players know. Players are smart. You guys are around them. They understand what's going on. They see it. They hear it. They read about it. They see it on television. And then as coaches, we point stuff out."Several of the team's weaknesses were exposed during the first five weeks, especially in consecutive close losses to Tennessee (26-23 in overtime) and Minnesota (23-21). The offensive line had trouble protecting Wentz. The defensive line couldn't get enough pressure on quarterbacks. The secondary gave up a lot of yards passing.But they put it all together against the struggling Giants and showed flashes of the team that dominated the NFC on its way to winning the Super Bowl last season."When I talk about ownership, the guys have to take it upon themselves to make the necessary changes to fix," Pederson said. "Our behavior has to change, right? Our standards have to change just a little bit. They have to elevate just a little bit. And I can stand up here and talk to the team until I'm blue in the face, but until they realize it, until they take ownership of it, until they sort of embrace it, it probably won't change."And what I saw the last couple of weeks is they're saying and doing the right things. They're showing up to practice every day. They're not complaining about a short week. They're not making excuses for injury. And that's what our culture has established. That's what a veteran sort of led team can establish, and they've embraced that, and they've risen to the challenge, and I think they'd had enough, and quite honestly, they rose to the occasion last night and played well in all three phases."Now the Eagles have a few extra days of rest to prepare for a home game against Carolina in Week 7. It'll give players more time to heal from injuries.Nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters left the game with a biceps injury. Pederson said the medical staff is still evaluating the extent of his injury but the early indication is positive.Cornerback Sidney Jones is week-to-week after he sustained a hamstring injury.Veteran running back Darren Sproles missed his fifth straight because of a hamstring injury and he could return next week. The Eagles lost Jay Ajayi for the remainder of the season after he tore an ACL against the Vikings.Wendell Smallwood (18 carries for 51 yards) and Corey Clement (11 carries for 43 yards, one touchdown) handled primary running duties. Personnel boss Howie Roseman could make a deal before the October 30 deadline."Both these guys are determined runners. They run hard. They run aggressive. They're really good backs for us," Pederson said. "A lot of confidence in both of those guys, and what they do, very versatile. And it's just two guys that really take their job serious and feel like they have to prove something every single day, and that's what you want out of your players, that they're out there proving themselves over and over because it just makes them better and it makes us better as an offense. I've been real encouraged by both those guys."