 The Giants defeated the Redskins 24 – 14 in week 14 to move into sole possession of first place in the NFC East . The Redskins held Joe Morris , who had rushed for 181 yards in the Giants week eight victory , to 62 yards on 22 carries . However , Lawrence Taylor recorded three sacks and harassed Redskins ' quarterback Jay Schroeder all game , as the Giants recorded four sacks and the Redskins only recorded one . Phil Simms threw touchdown passes to Mark Bavaro , Bobby Johnson , and Phil McConkey in the victory . Schroeder threw six interceptions in the game , matching Sammy Baugh 's franchise record , and the Redskins had 7 turnovers overall . After the game , Parcells gave the Redskins credit for their performance and told the reporters that he had a feeling that the two would meet again sometime in the playoffs . 
