Brandon Jacobs did finally get a call back from Plaxico Burress, and he shared a few of the details after the game.

To be honest, I’m not sure what to make of the comments.

“I have heard back from him and he’s doing fine,” Jacobs said. “He called me laughing and grinning so I take it that he’s doing fine.”

Burress was laughing?

“He’s feeling good,” Jacobs said. “I called him and made a few jokes about the situation and his laugh is what I wanted to hear.”

You know, there’s nothing like a little bit of levity when a teammate is facing potential felony charges.

“I made a few jokes about the situation and he had a little humor about it and that was it,” Jacobs said. “If he didn’t laugh, I knew he was going to be down, which he shouldn’t be down. It’s a mistake that happened, something that shouldn’t have happened.”

Does he ever want to slap a teammate in the head, though, for a stupid mistake?

“It all depends on how he feels and what was the matter,” Jacobs said. “It’s tough out there for us and a lot of people don’t know that. It’s tough out there in everyday life for us. Some people are very, very bothered by it, and that’s why I stay home.”

It’s not uncommon for NFL players to carry guns in social situations.

“No question,” Jacobs said.

Does he ever worry about his safety.

“All I say is, in the streets, for me, there’s no need for it,” Jacobs said. “But you come in between that door frame in my home, I’m going to kill you. Hands down.”

Hey, if nothing else, the candor is appreciated.

So the Giants come out and fire down the left sideline to Domenik Hixon.

Foreshadowing?

It was slightly overthrown, but Eli Manning and Hixon were perfectly in sync when they converted those timely third downs. And the ball Toomer caught literally carried him into the end zone. Perfect. If this keeps up Burress might shoot his flat screen.

(Update 1:27 p.m.) How about Kenny Phillips making two big tackles short of a first down? Shaun O’Hara got up and limped off after Brandon Jacobs landed on his left knee. That would be a big loss to the offensive line.

(Update 2:04) I bet Michael Johnson is going to feel naked when they play back that Washington reverse this week. He was at least five steps wrong. And we have an injury update on Clinton Portis. He’s got a jammed neck and his return is questionable.

(Update 2:34) Hurry back from the fridge. Giants are up 13-7 at the half, but it probably feels a lot closer. Washington had a chance to steal momentum on that field goal attempt. Anybody else thinking it would help if the Giants dialed up a pash rush? I’m noticing with Burress gone, the Redskins have zeroed in on the running game. There seems to be eight guys up in the box whenever Jacobs is on the field.

(Update 3:05) Brandon Jacobs nearly doubled the rushing yardage in one carry. It was pretty important for the Giants to score a touchdown there if only to futher dampen the spirits of a Washington team that was kind of hanging around. That’s never a good thing. Portis has been kept under control all day, so let’s see if there’s finally more pressure on Jason Campbell.

(Update 3:38) Do you go for it on fourth-and-one from the 39 with 9:30 and three timeouts in hand? It’s a two-possession game. Jacobs is beginning to find some holes, and it’s looking as though a couple of mistakes along the way are not going to hurt the Giants. Again. We’ll be lining up in front of Antonio Pierce’s locker shortly.

A report from the Newark Star Ledger says Plaxico Burress will turn himself into police as early as tomorrow.

That’s probably a good thing.

Burress needs to do his teammates a favor and deal with this problem as quickly as possible so the controversy is reduced to a simmer before the Giants play another game. And in case you haven’t watched Cops, it’s never good to make the police chase you around.

Back to football, which is kind of the sidebar today.

You can scratch Ahmad Bradshaw and Fred Robbins from the lineup. They are both on the inactive list. Jay Alford will start at defensive tackle for Robbins.

The rain is coming down, still. Nobody was in the mood to sing, ‘Hail to the Redskins’ out in the parking lot. They had a tarp on the field until an hour ago.

John Carney will be doing the kicking again. I guess Lawrence Tynes is going to be saved for a windy day.

More later …

Does anyone else find it a little odd that we’re 36 hours into this major distraction and Plaxico Burress has not spoken directly with the people who control his fate?

Giants co-owner John Mara and general manager Jerry Reese addressed the media a little while ago.

“Right now we’re in the stage where we’re gonna wait until the investigation plays out and we get all the facts and once we get all the facts we’ll make a determination as to what if anything we’ll do,” Mara said. “Right now we have a lot of unanswered questions out there and we want to wait until the investigation concludes. We’re cooperating fully with NFL Security and with the NYPD and whatever they ask us to do we’re going to do. We’ll wait to see what determination they come up with and after that we’ll react accordingly.”

Basically, there’s a shortage of answers.

“I’m disappointed that this happened, that any of our guys would put themselves in this kind of situation,” Mara said. “Our first concern is for Plaxico, his health and well-being. We were very relieved to find out that he is going to be OK. But yeah, I am disappointed.”

Despite his alleged involvement, Antonio Pierce has been given permission to play.

“Antonio has been cooperative with NFL Security and with the police,” Reese said. “Antonio is focused on trying to beat the Redskins right now. That’s where his focus is. That’s where it should be right now.”

Pierce has spoken to NFL Security officials, but has apparently not met with police.

I know the Giants have been great about not getting caught up in what happens around them, but this has bigger implications than anything else they’ve run into this season. Let’s see what happens.

And the weather isn’t very good down here, either.

It’s cool and rainy.

We’re going to find out whether the Giants can find a way to ignore what happened on Friday to Plaxico Burress and find another way to win. They’ve not been distracted yet. Still, this is huge.

A moment of stupidity could ruin the season.

There’s going to be a throng in front of Antonio Pierce’s locker after the game. I might borrow a helmet. There’s going to be questions about the incident directed at every single player. There’s going to be a lot of tension in that locker room all week long.

More from FedEx Field in a while.

If you have any thoughts or just want to vent, go ahead …

According to an NYPD official, detectives from the 17th precinct are currently investigating the possibility of an incident at the Latin Quarter, a Manhattan nightclub where Plaxico Burress was apparently the victim of an accidental shooting.

We still don’t know who’s gun went off.

The league security office is collecting information along with the Giants, as well.

Should the police find the the gun belongs to Burress, who resides in New Jersey, he’s going to need to show a valid New York City permit to carry a weapon or face a potential criminal possession of a weapon charge.

We still don’t know a lot of the particulars, but it sounds like the NYPD is collecting information about what happened at The Latin Quarter nightclub, which is where Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh, according to ESPN.

The Giants did just release a statement:

“We are aware of the fact that Plaxico was involved in an apparent accidental shooting last night. We have been in contact with Plaxico since shortly after the incident. Plaxico suffered a wound to his right thigh. Obviously, our primary concern is for Plaxico’s health and well-being, and given the circumstances, we are relieved to say he was released from a New York City hospital at approximately 2 p.m. today. We have been in touch with NFL Security on this matter. At this point, we are attempting to gather all the facts surrounding this incident. This incident could become a matter for law enforcement officials, and because of that, we have no comment on any of the details.”

The details are still being collected, but FOXSports.com is reporting that Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg while visiting a nightclub on Friday night.

Right now, the Giants aren’t commenting.

Burress reportedly spent the night in a local hospital with a “non-life threatening” injury. He was ruled out of tomorrow’s game with a hamstring injury after practice yesterday and probably wasn’t going to Washington today with his teammates.

It’s already been a long year for the noted free spirit.

Burress finally got a new contract hours before the season-opener, but was suspended three games later when he blew off a workout heading into the bye week. He was also benched for most of the first half against Pittsburgh after failing to show up for treatment 24 hours earlier.

Hopefully, we’ll get more information as the day goes along.

Burress has some explaining to do, starting with what he was doing with a gun inside a nightclub.

It’s a stiff neck.

Ahmad Bradshaw has been dealing with the problem since he got hit early in Sunday’s game. He wasn’t exactly darting around the locker room today, but the injury has apparently improved.

We don’t have any idea whether the situation will improve by kickoff, much less practice tomorrow.

“Time will tell,” Bradshaw said. “It gets better every day. Hopefully, it gets 10 times better by Sunday.”

In case you’re wondering, the Giants will be working through lunch tomorrow. Tom Coughlin did adjust the schedule to allow everyone to be home around 2 p.m. to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast.