Welcome back. It's the big blue banter. New York Giants football podcast. I'm Dan Schneier.

Joined as always my co-ist Nick Vallado and da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. The Giants have won a football game in the

20-23 season to get to two and five. It's unbelievable Nick. They've won a football game. We're going to let people come in. I'm going to tweet out the link and we're going to talk a little bit about the Giants tonight as we've done on these newer versions of these live reaction shows, at least over the last two weeks has been we'll get to your questions. If you use the super chat function, usually takes one person to get the ball rolling. We've used the super chat function.

We will answer your questions as they come in.

But tonight there's a lot to talk about.

So I'm happy to give a little bit of time to let people come into the chat.

I see a few people in now.

More usually trickle in along the way, Nick.

But there's a lot to talk about tonight first and even throughout.

So we're going to do a little bit of both. I know some people said they want to hear more of the analysis in the reaction show in addition to the questions. So trying to get through everything, Nick, but after this victory today, Nick, the Giants are now somehow just one and a half games back from the wild card spot should be a half game back, if not for that Bill's game where Darren Waller, if he wasn't held, was scoring that touchdown.

I know that.

But also, Tyra Taylor doesn't check into that run, Nick. They probably don't need that touchdown. The Giants win anyway in that game. So just crazy, the Giants could easily be three and four right now. And either way, though, the one and a half games back in the wild card today with this victory, Nick. So, I mean, look, there's a lot to talk about in this one, but it all starts, I think, with the Giants defense dominant in this game. They didn't give up a single drive in this game. Where's that stat? They didn't give up a single drive in this game of more than 31 yards on off until the final drives that ended in turnover on downs by the Washington ball team.

Washington scored its only touchdown, Nick, on a muff punt by Sterling Shepard.

Inside, there are Giants own 15-yard line.

Other than that, just absolutely dominant performance.

Defensive front, this is what it looks like when you're the team that dominates the trenches,

like the Giants offensive line did against the washington

offensive line here in this game finally we saw dexter lawrence get two sacks nick finally we saw

dexter lawrence not have to deal with double teams the entire game and guess what a lot of people

were pissed the giants are letting nick gates go i get it he's good depth but nick gates we saw

today why the giants let him go because he doesn't handle dexter lawrence he can't handle Dexter Lawrence without holding or allowing sacks. And he wasn't the only dominant one in the Giants defensive line in this game and Giants defense in general. A lot to talk about Nick. I don't know where you want to start or what you want to start with. But look, like I said, one and a half games back. The Giants are back in this thing, Nick. the Giants are right back in this thing. And you already started it, man, with the New York Giants defense. Because that's where we have to start. And there's so much to get into, as you already discussed. Look, this is not taking anything away from the Giants defense. But the Washington football team, whatever the hell their name is right now, their pipes are rusted,

they're corroded, they're falling apart, and the pressure just made them crumble because

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