CBCca SportsHockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Fantasy Pool Olympics Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis Auto Racing National Football LeagueScoreboardStatsStandingsTeamsPlayersPlayer NewsInjuriesTransactionsHomeGiantsRedskins PreviewNFL HeadlinesFalcons beat Ravens on TD with 20 left Manager Sterger meets with NFL Browns LB Benard released from hospital McNabb hopes to work on 2minute drill Bills LB Merriman out indefinitely Titans QB Young returns to practice Migraine keeps Harvin out of practice NFL players want more say in discipline Portis wears Phillies cap could return Giants WR Smith hurts pectoral muscle By MIKE LIPKASTATS Writer(AP) The struggling New York Giants latest defeat cost them any realistic chance of winning the NFC East but they could still be in good position to reach the playoffs if they take care of business against seemingly inferior competition Lately however the Washington Redskins havent been an easy opponent for anyone and they could provide a major test for the visiting Giants and their reeling defense as the division rivals clash on Monday night With a chance to seize a share of the NFC East lead on Sunday night the Giants (76) lost 4538 to Philadelphia falling two games behind the Eagles after allowing more than 40 points for the third time during a 26 stretch New Yorks defense which was the NFLs best during the teams 50 start has been uncharacteristically soft since although coach Tom Coughlin gave firstyear defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan a vote of confidence this week I let him know my support for him and I also let him know it has to be better Coughlin said Weve got to do a better job Were here for one reason The inconsistency part of it is disturbing lets face it Six big play passes and three big play runs (against Philadelphia) Youre not going to beat anybody like that A dominating defense was what led the Giants on their Super Bowl run two seasons ago and the unit was again one of the best in the league last year as New York went 124 to earn the top seed in the NFC But defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo left in the offseason to become head coach of the St Louis Rams and the Giants oncefearsome pass rush featuring defensive ends Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora has fizzled The team ranks 22nd in the league with 26 sacks and Mathias Kiwanuka has replaced Umenyiora in the starting lineup the last two games Its evident that we havent played our best Tuck said The fact is that somewhere or ...