The Washington Redskins made seven turnovers and lost to the New York Giants at Giants Stadium on Sunday, 20-14. The Giants got 17 of their 20 points directly off turnovers, including a 16-yard touchdown on a fumble return by linebacker Barrett Green. Three of their four interceptions came deep in their own territory, preventing Washington scores. Gibbs may have taken the Redskins to three Super Bowl titles in his first tenure from 1981 to 1992, but he found no pleasure in his trips to Giants Stadium. From 1984 to 1990, Gibbs went 1-7 here, including the NFC championship game in January 1987.
Using an assortment of play-action passes, Mark Brunelle led the Redskins 53 yards in 10 plays on their opening drive, capped by a short touchdown pass to rookie Chris Cooley. Then something went wrong, terribly wrong. Brunell fumbled on Washington's third possession, leading to a touchdown pass by Kurt Warner on the next play. It was the first of seven turnovers for the Redskins, giving Gibbs another day to forget at Giants Stadium.
In addition to his fumble, Brunell also was intercepted once before leaving in the third quarter with a hamstring injury. His replacement, Patrick Ramsey, was picked off three times. Washington running back Clinton Portis had not fumbled in 280 carries, but coughed up the ball twice on Sunday, one of which was returned for a touchdown, erasing the Redskins early 7-0 lead.
"I think back and I don't know that I have seen that many mistakes,'' Gibbs said. ``Give them all the credit, but we just can't do what we did either.'' "We all lost the game. All of us were together in it, including me," said Gibbs, a NASCAR team owner. "It wasn't one key play, it was a lot of mistakes today. You don't play smart, you don't win, so there's a lesson in that," Gibbs said.
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