 On the same night the New York Mets were coming from behind to defeat the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of the 1986 World Series , the Giants defeated the Redskins 27 – 20 in week eight to improve to 6 – 2 and move into a tie with the Redskins for the division lead . With the teams tied 20 – 20 , Joe Morris scored the game @-@ winning touchdown on a 13 @-@ yard run with 98 seconds remaining . The Giants offense featured a two tight end formation throughout much of the game which allowed them to run the ball more effectively . The Giants used Mark Bavaro and Zeke Mowatt throughout much of the game , sometimes even lining them up on the same side . Morris finished the game with 181 yards . Redskins quarterback Jay Schroeder threw for 420 yards in the loss . 
