sentences:  The previous week, the Redskins had defeated the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in a playoff game by a score of 28–0 to determine the champs of the east, after the teams ended the regular season with identical records.The Redskins had dropped their final three regular season games, including two to the Giants.Even though the Giants had swept the season series with Washington, the rules of the time called for a tiebreaker game.