Coming into the week 15 of the regular season, there were teams that had chances to help their playoff positioning by winning. Sunday night's matchup between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants had playoff implications for both teams. The Giants had a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a victory. The Redskins needed a win to stay in the playoff race. A loss would've most likely put them out of playoff contention. The Redskins came through in bad weather conditions. They won the game 22-10 with their starting quarterback, Todd Collins, who hasn't started a game in 10 years, managed the game well and didn't make mistakes. Eli Manning, quarterback for the Giants, was extremely ineffective, having 34 incompletions in the loss. The Giants now have two AFC East teams in the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots to clinch. The most anticipated matchup of the week was between the New York Jets and the Patriots. In their first matchup in week 1, the Patriots were caught using a camera trying to steal signals from the Jets' coaches. It was widely reported that Jets' coach Eric Mangini told the NFL on the Patriots. The Patriots played one of their worst games of the season but still won 20-10. Tom Brady, the Patriots star quarterback didn't throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season. The Jets weren't able to capitalize. Kellen Clemens, the Jets quarterback, was injured on the first offensive series and was replaced by Chad Pennington. The Patriots have improved their record to 14-0 with two more games left. The most surprising game was between the Baltimore Ravens and the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins, at 0-13, finally won a game this season when Greg Camarillo caught a 64 yard pass for a touchdown in overtime. The Ravens, who were a couple of weeks removed from an impressive performance against the Patriots, have been reeling, losing eight in a row. Will the Ravens fire coach Brian Billick after the loss to the Dolphins? With the Dolphins and the Giants remaining on their schedule, will the Patriots go undefeated? Will the Giants make the playoffs?
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