Cornerback DeAngelo Hall believes the Washington Redskins gave the game-winning 77-yard touchdown bomb to Eli Manning and Victor Cruz on Sunday.

Hall told Washington reporters that "it wasn't something where he was a rocket scientist and he figured something out."

"I appreciate him giving it to me," Manning deadpanned. "Thank you. No, I didn't think it took a rocket scientist to figure it out, either. We had a guy running open and you hit him."

"It doesn't bother me. If that is the way they want to put it in their heads, then that is fine."

Defensive end Justin Tuck got a kick out of Hall's comments.

"Well, DeAngelo is not that smart if they gave it to them," Tuck responded. "I love how DeAngelo plays; he is an awesome player. But to give a person a game-winning touchdown ... ehhhh."

Manning lifted the Giants to a 27-23 victory on Sunday when he connected with Cruz with 1:13 remaining to outlast Washington's Robert Griffin III, who had scored with 1:32 to put the Redskins up 23-20.

Manning said in an interview Monday with WFAN that he saw a certain look the Redskins gave during a two-minute drill the Giants ran before halftime.