EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Early in the fourth quarter, coach Tom Coughlin couldn’t help himself after seeing Odell Beckham catch a touchdown to give the New York Giants a big lead over the Washington Redskins.

A smile crossed his face for a split second and just as quickly it disappeared.

The relief he was feeling was obvious. The Giants had a 25-6 lead with 13:39 and there was no way they were going to blow it.

There was going to be no repeat of the last-minute losses to Dallas and Atlanta. And there wasn’t as Eli Manning added a 41-yard touchdown pass to Rueben Randle in a 32-21 victory that gave New York its fifth straight win over Washington.

This time, New York (1-2) dominated most of the action against the injury-plagued Redskins (1-2), who lost veteran cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a right leg injury that looked serious.

Needing this one desperately, the Giants went out and got it. .

Rashad Jennings set the tone early blocking a punt for a safety. An interception by Prince Amukamara set up a 1-yard TD run by Andre Williams and the Giants were up 9-0 early and never looked back.

Josh Brown kicked three field goals, and Beckham toasted Bashaud Breeland on a 30-yard post pattern to settle matters. Randle, who caught all seven passes thrown in his direction for 141 yards scored later.