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After losing four of their first five games Limited Ryan Ramczyk Jersey , the New York Giants would be out of the playoff hunt in most seasonsWashington (2-2) saw its lead in the division shrink Monday night with a 43-19 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Dallas (2-3) and Philadelphia (2-3) are tied for second with the Giants a game behind."The key is to win your division and give yourself a chance to compete and go on from there," coach Pat Shurmur said Monday after the Giants held a walkthrough for Thursday night's game at MetLife Stadium against the Super Bowl champion Eagles. "That's what we are battling for."The Giants have been competitive. Three of the four losses have been by a total of 14 points. They were close against New Orleans until the fourth quarter."There is no panic," Shurmur said. "There is urgency to win, every week. That's what we are fighting to do. Along the way, every team goes through stuff and we're in it. We just have to go win some games."Defensive captain Alec Ogletree isn't taking solace with other division foes struggling."You know you still have a chance to get to where you want to go, but we definitely would rather be 4-1 or 5-0 or whatever," he said. "But we are not, so we have to take it day by day and get ready for this week."The Giants thought they had their second win of the season Sunday when Eli Manning threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley with 1:08 to play to take a 31-30 lead.The Panthers stunned them with an eight-play, 30-yard drive that Graham Gano capped with 1 second to play with a career-best 63-yard field goal. It was 1 yard shy of the NFL record set by Matt Prater in 2013.Cornerback Michael Thomas said his only focus is getting some wins."If we eliminate the self-inflicting wounds, those self-inflicted mistakes, I think we will be fine," he said. "Let's just worry about us and not anybody else's job."Manning said the division race is wide open, especially with five more division games in the final three months."There has to be some urgency," said Manning, who threw for 326 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions Sunday. "We have to get going and we have to get hot and get on a streak."Manning said he spoke with Odell Beckham Jr. about the receiver's recent comments about how he wants the team to throw the ball more than 20 yards and that the team lacked heart and energy."Coach handled the situation well with Odell, having him address the team and setting the record straight from his point of view Authentic Alex Anzalone Jersey ," Manning said. "I think that was smart and big by him in that situation, owning up to what was going on, setting the record straight and avoiding the distractions, the this and that, and just worrying about playing football."Manning said the poor start probably led to comments by Beckham, who caught eight passes for 131 yards and threw a 57-yard scoring pass to Barkley."When you are not winning there is usually not a whole lot of energy around," Manning said. "That's kind of the way it can work. You are probably not playing well on Sunday so you are not excited about things. That's football. The energy, the excitement, all those things, they come with the execution."NOTES: Shurmur said there is a chance that starting TE Evan Engram (knee) may play this week after missing the past two games. LB Olivier Vernon (ankle) also may play for the first time this season. TE Rhett Ellison (foot) and placekicker Aldrick Rosas (quad) were hurt Sunday. Rosas has been perfect this season. The Giants may add a kicker to the practice squad, the coach said. As much as the NFL would rather if everyone discussed all of the yards and TDs produced in game after game, and for whatever advancements have been made in player safety over time, pro football is, at its core, a brutal sport 鈥?and what happened to Alex Smith's right leg is not very different from what happened to Joe Theismann's right leg, exactly 33 years apart.Theismann knew it right away.The former Washington Redskins QB 鈥?whose career ended after he was hurt on a sack by Lawrence Taylor on Nov. 18, 1985 鈥?was at FedEx Field on Sunday and turned away so he wouldn't have to see the unnatural way in which current Redskins QB Smith's tibia and fibula twisted as they were fractured under the weight of Texans defenders J.J. Watt and Kareem Jackson."It was horrible Limited Khairi Fortt Jersey ," Theismann said in a telephone interview. "My heart went out to him. I feel so bad for him."Washington center Chase Rouiller had an even more up-close-and-personal view when Smith was sacked and offered a little insight into what life as an NFL player is like.They all know, naturally, that at any moment, it could be them down on the turf, covering their face with their hands before being driven away on a cart."You say your prayers while it's happening," Rouiller said, "and you've got to get ready for the next play."Said Redskins coach Jay Gruden: "These things happen in pro football, unfortunately. Just hate to see them happen with a guy like Alex."Smith was not, of course, the only player hurt in this game, which ended with AFC South-leading Houston holding on for a 23-21 victory, their seventh win in a row after an 0-3 start.Nor, unsurprisingly, was he the only starting quarterback hurt during a sack on this day: Marcus Mariota left the Tennessee Titans' 38-10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts with an injured right elbow.The league likes to tout all of the offensive records broken in this offense-rules age. The broken bones? Less so."We know we play a violent sport," said Colt McCoy, who replaced Smith and will make his first start since 2014 when Washington plays at the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day. "You just never want to see that happen."In case you missed it, here are other top topics after the NFL season's 11th Sunday:FLOP EAGLES FLOPCarson Wentz threw three picks and zero TDs as the Philadelphia Eagles' offense struggled yet again. The injuries kept mounting as their defense did nothing to slow Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints. If Philadelphia's 48-7 loss at New Orleans didn't mark the end of the meaningful portion of the Eagles' season Michael Hoomanawanui Jersey Salute to Service , it sure looked like it did. It was the most lopsided defeat ever for a reigning Super Bowl champion. The Eagles are 4-6, the Saints are 9-1, and the proceedings felt as if they were a passing of the torch in the NFC. "Definitely a frustrating one," Wentz said. "We just didn't show up, really."ACTION JACKSONRavens QB Lamar Jackson took one last snap, kneeled to run out the clock on Baltimore's 24-21 victory over Cincinnati in his first professional start, then casually flipped the football to the referee. Jackson started heading to the locker room, pumped his fist 鈥?and then realized he wanted that ball to commemorate the day, so sprinted to run down the official and grabbed his memento. Jackson ran everywhere he wanted to on this afternoon, gaining 117 yards on 27 carries.AS LUCK WOULD HAVE ITFor so long, either a leaky offensive line or some sort of injury that might be traced to that o-line limited the effectiveness of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Well, just look at the guy 鈥?and the guys who are paid to protect him 鈥?now. Luck has not been sacked even once in the Colts' past five games, four of them wins, including Sunday against the Titans. Suddenly, the Colts are 5-5 and a contender for an AFC wild-card berth. Probably not a coincidence: Indy has been using high draft picks on linemen lately, including taking guard Quenton Nelson with the No. 6 overall selection this year.Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at ://HowardFendrich Custom Seattle Seahawks Jerseys