1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: Closing deep down field tanks the bed. Want a play 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: by many, want a catch by Tyree Man. It takes 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: the staff lots of my first right up and puts down. 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: He falled down the left sideline and it's gonna be caught. 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: Was he in bounced? Yes, manning him on the sideline, Brandy, 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: He's one down the middle of the field and to 7 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: the ends on a jump ball and it's incomplete. And 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: the ball games over and what's super Bowl? Welcome to 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 1: our final episode of Popper's Respective of the season. Now, 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: of course it is happy New Year, everybody. John Schmolke 11 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: with Bob Popa. It's all brought to you by Bob's 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: Discount Furniture, the official furniture store and Mattress partner of 13 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: the New York Football Giants, Final game of the season, 14 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: Giants hosting the Washington Football Team. Bob, and you know, 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: we talked with some of these previous games. It was 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: maybe a little hard finding some games to talk about. 17 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: Not the case for Washington. A lot of good Giant 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: victories against them over the past twenty or so years. Yeah, 19 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: I'm wondering that next year, if we do this, we'll 20 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: the Washington football team have a new name. Oh that's 21 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: a good point. So listen. So by the like, should 22 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: we sat ground rules, like should we refer to them 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: as the other name because that's what they were in 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: the past, or should we just go Washington Football team 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: Washington Football now? Um? Yes, if you go back to 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: two thousand, the Giants have dominated this series between these 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: two teams, and and a lot of the Giants lopsided 28 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,680 Speaker 1: wins have come against Washington. And as a matter of fact, 29 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 1: even during the Giants dark era, which this has been, 30 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: you know, as far as their win loss record, they've 31 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: had a mastery over Washington, although they did lose to 32 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: Washington down in Washington earlier in the two thousand twenty 33 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: one season, a game in which they let slip away. 34 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: But we go back to happier times. We're gonna look 35 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: at just a couple of games, John, of games that 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: were played at home against Washington. So we're gonna start 37 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: on September the fourth of two thousand and eight. And 38 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: obviously this was a very festive time for the Giants. 39 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: They were raising the banner, uh, they were getting the 40 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl celebration. The Thursday night game, they had just 41 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: beaten the Patriots in Super Bowl forty two. And you know, 42 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: I'll never forget the stray hand popping out of the 43 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: Lombardi Trophy, you know, and like someone popping out of 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: a cake. There was the sidebar to this about Plexico 45 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Burris wanting a new contract. He got a new deal. 46 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: You know, there had been some animosity between him and 47 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: the organization as far as him trying to get his 48 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: deal done. But he stepped up and came up big 49 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: in this game for the Giants. But really the story 50 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: of this game was the Giant's ability to run the football. 51 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: They had a hundred and fifty four yards rushing in 52 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: this game. They hit on their third downs and um, 53 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: you know, this was that celebration and Washington was the 54 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: perfect foil for the Giants to have. And you know, 55 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: right out of the gate um, the Giants won the 56 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: coin toss. Was this the first Thursday night game that 57 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: did like the Super Bowl celebration from the year before? 58 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: Might have been, right? Might it might have been the 59 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: first Thursday night one? Yeah, it's might It might have 60 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: been the first one when they made it a Thursday 61 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: night kind of standalone, big celebration kind of thing on NBC. 62 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: So the Giants. They win the coin toss um again. 63 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: You know it's not that long ago, but back then, 64 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: teams won the coin toss and they elected to receive, 65 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: and the Giants right out of the gate got things going. 66 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: After Manning hit Steve Smith on an eight yarder on 67 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: a third and seven, went up top to his big 68 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: play threat, Manning back to throw pumps. Looks Lobs won 69 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: down the left side. He's got first hight open on 70 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: the sideline to the forty. Had knocked that about it. 71 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: The Redskin thirty nine yard line gave a thirty one 72 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: the Plexico Buris, who's just signed a two year contract 73 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: extension today. Well, obviously the highlights are gonna use the 74 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: old name. We can't really help that ken, we know, 75 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: uh And Plexico was happy he got his deal done. 76 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: The Giants hid the third and six to burst again, 77 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: and then they had the ball with a first and 78 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: goal ready to score. They have gone eighty three yards 79 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: on the drive I set with Jacobs Pruth and his 80 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: a tackle eligible left Manning over center. Redskin show blets 81 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: Manny back to throw. He's gonna roll right man, He's 82 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: gonna run and he cuts back at the one dog 83 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: in the goal line cuts down Elie man Ain't right, 84 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: he's breaking out his Super Bowl moves with a nifty 85 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: feet So the Giants take a seven nothing lead. You 86 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: listen to the background sound, John, Giants Stadium just had 87 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: a different sound, Yeah, because it was much smaller than 88 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: MetLife Stadium, just on a footprint, and it was a 89 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: lot more cement, and you know, you had the closed quarters. 90 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: The sound just stayed in there. It just tapped the 91 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: noise inside. Yeah, And it just had a whole different 92 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: sound to it. So the Giants have a seven nothing lead. 93 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: Washington goes three and out, Tuck had a sack um 94 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: So then the Giants get the ball and again putting 95 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: together a nice drive. And the running game just was 96 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: a big factor of this football team. In fact, this 97 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,119 Speaker 1: was kind of a harbinger of things to come, because 98 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: the Giants would be one of the most prolific teams 99 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: uh in the NFL running the football in two thousand 100 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: and eight on their way to the number one seed. 101 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: And this Brandon Jacobs run just sort of typified what 102 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: the Giants were all about. Manning handoff left, Jacobs tries 103 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: to bounce it left, finds his way through increase hitside 104 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: the twenty, fighting down to the fifteen yard live before 105 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: he's finally tackled there seventeen yards for Brandon Jacobs. This 106 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: offense is doing what they do best. They are physically 107 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: imposing their will on the defense. And when you kicked 108 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: Brandon Jacobs in the open field, he just plows over 109 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: the safety. I think there was Maron Landry. This is 110 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: what gets this offense energized and Leron Landry if remember 111 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: he was like the big, jacked up, like big hitting 112 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: safety and Brandon Jacobs was having no part of it. No, 113 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: and and listen, that's set the tone for the season again. 114 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: The Giants wind up being the number one seed. They look, 115 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: they were the best team over the course of this 116 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: season in a lot of ways. Um until the plexical 117 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: Burrs incident. Um, they were you know, kicking butt, taking names. 118 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: And really, if that plexical thing doesn't happen, this team 119 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: is probably gonna go back to back and win the 120 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But anyway, the Giant's got a field goal, 121 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: tend nothing lead. Uh, that's where we stood. You know, 122 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: the Giants driving the ball, running the ball, they kick 123 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: another field goal, they go up thirteen nothing, running the ball, 124 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: driving the ball, hitting third downs, red zone failures, but 125 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: they settled for another field goal John Carney. So it's 126 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: sixteen nothing. Now Washington does score late in the first half. 127 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: Jason Campbell hit Santana Moss in a twelve yard touchdown pass. 128 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: So the Giant lead, despite this domination, is sixteen to seven. 129 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: So you know, you're it in there and you're like, 130 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: all right, can you put this game away? Can you 131 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: put this game away? The third quarter there's no scoring 132 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: UM and in the fourth quarter there was no scoring UM. 133 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: And you know, any time that Washington tried to move 134 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: the ball, the Giants defense would hold them back. UM. 135 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: I think it was a game that left you want 136 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more because the Giants didn't score more points. 137 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: But I think the die was cast on that opening 138 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: night of the season that this team was gonna be 139 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: very tough to beat. UM. You know, you take a 140 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: look at the final numbers. Brandon Jacobs had a hundred 141 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: and sixteen yards rushing, uh Derek Ward had thirty nine 142 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: yards rushing. They average four point eight yards per carry. 143 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: Burris had ten catches for a hundred and thirty three yards. 144 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: And that was the recipe for this Giants team, and 145 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: they wanted winning the game sixteen to seven. All right, Bob, 146 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: Now let's jump ahead. We're gonna go to two thousand 147 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: and twelve, the year after the Giants second Super Bowl 148 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: championship under Tom call Fun. Yeah, and again I thought 149 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: the Giants were a good team in two thousand twelve. 150 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: And uh, you know you sometimes wonder this was their 151 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: first look at RG three. Okay, this is October the 152 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: twenty one, two thousand twelve, at MetLife Stadium, and you 153 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: know you want to see what r G three is 154 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: all about, because he's dynamic, he can run well. And 155 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: the lead, by the way, Bob, like the whole read 156 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: option thing. Like when I say brand new to the NFL, 157 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: it was brand new to the NFL. Like the entire 158 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: like defensive intelligentsia of the NFL was still trying to 159 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: figure out how to stop this thing with him and 160 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: Alfred Morris correct because it was like a souped up 161 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: version of the wildcat. And um, you know, Alfred Morris 162 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: that season went over a hundred yards twice against the Giants. 163 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: He had a hundred and twenty yards rushing in this game. 164 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: R G three was twenty of twenty eight for two 165 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty eight yards, Eli through for three thirty seven. 166 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: Victor Cruz had a hundred and thirty one yards of seeing. 167 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: The Giants didn't run the ball worth a lick in 168 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: this football game. By the way, it was the case 169 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: for most of that two thousand and twelve season and 170 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: even quite frankly, most of the two thousand eleven season, 171 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: until it got better in the postseason. Yeah, I mean, 172 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: this is where we started to see the deterioration of 173 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: that great Giants offensive line. So first quarter, UM, Giants 174 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: get the ball first, they get it into Washington territory, 175 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: they have to punt the football away. Now Washington starts 176 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: at their own five yard line, and they put together 177 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: this drive. Uh. They convert a third and one, Alfred 178 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: Morris goes for two, third and three. R G three 179 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: throws a pass. Um they wiggled out of a first 180 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: and fifteen third and four UM r G three completes 181 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: a pass and they're just chewing up clock. This is 182 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: a seventeen play, nine minute and eleven second drive. They 183 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: got the ball first and goal at the three, but 184 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: the Giants defense stiffens, including on third down, third and 185 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: goal at the two Hackerson watch of the right two receivers, 186 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: tight laugh Robert Griffin the third old workover Santa Royster 187 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: the tail back. It takes the staff, he's back to throw. 188 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: He looks right, pumps now, he rolls through his left, 189 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: feels pressure being chased. Now just gives it out of 190 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: the back of the end zone and pit plate bully 191 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: at Pierre paul A Pride the pressure. So that drive 192 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: results in a Kai for Bath twenty one yard field goal. 193 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: But man, do the Giants need some gatorade at this 194 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: point they got a hydrate because that was a long 195 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: time consuming drive. If I remember it was it was 196 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: a sunny day at MetLife Stadium. It wasn't like brutally 197 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 1: hot or anything. But I remember that the Giants just 198 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: looking gas. So they need the offense to do something, 199 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: um just so they can get a blow. And they 200 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: pick up a first down, and then they have a 201 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: big third and one, and you don't want to put 202 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,439 Speaker 1: the football right back to Washington. You're trying to regroup 203 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: a little bit, and Eli Manning comes up big third 204 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: and one for the Giant forty eight man It calls 205 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: signals Bennett in motion to the right factor throw goes. 206 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: Manning sets, He's got Bennett down field and he makes 207 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: the catch after taking a hit half the twenty one 208 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: yard line. Were in the thirty to Martellis Bennett. Yeah, 209 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: Martellis Bennett came up big on that play. The Giants 210 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: hit a big third and seven at the Washington eight 211 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: yard line and Keen Nicks had a seven yard catch, 212 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: which was big for the Giants, and then that set 213 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: up an opportunity to take the lead second and goal 214 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: from the one. Brown and I set with Hainosky no 215 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 1: receivers in the game. Pascal and motion to the right, 216 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: comes back to the left handoff Brown. He dies like butcher. 217 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: It crouches in and the cuts down Andre Brown makes 218 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: it seven three for the Giants. Um but again, you know, 219 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 1: the Giants are trying to figure out Alfred Morris and 220 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: r G three. This is the first time they're playing him, 221 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: and Mars goes for fifteen yards on this drive. Griffin 222 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: has a twenty three yard pass and Washington is just 223 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: outside the red zone and r G three strikes third 224 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: and seven at the Giant twenty six. Hankerson wide left, 225 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: said Tanna Awson motioned to the left Royster to the 226 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: left of r G three, takes the snap little bubble 227 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: screen for Boss. He's got route to the twenty, he's 228 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: for the fifteen, he's to the ten, and he goes 229 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: in and touch twenty six yards for save Tanna Boss 230 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 1: out of the left slot. So that gave Washington the 231 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: league ten seven. Um, and again he's just kind of 232 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: watching this game. You're like, man, the Giant's gonna have 233 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: to deal with r G three and Alfred Mars twice 234 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: a year for the next decade. Obviously, that didn't happen. 235 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: Giants get the ball back. They hit a third and 236 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: four as Eli Manning uses his legs for five, but 237 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: the drive stalls in the red zone and Lawrence Hines 238 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: field goal ties the game up at ten. So, um, 239 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 1: here comes Washington right back at it and again, r 240 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: G three, how do you stop him? This is pre injury, 241 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: this is him taking the league by storm. And after 242 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: the Giants tie it on the first play from scrimmage, 243 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, here we go first and ten Redskins 244 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: at their own forty eight with the right hash park 245 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: where the ball is spotted. It's got twin protectors in 246 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: the pistol hand off, Marris works right, runs out of 247 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: a tackle. He's to the forty thirty thirty knocked out 248 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: of bounds by Brown at the Giants fought at the two, 249 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: and it's another twenty eight yard run. Back to back 250 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: twenty eight yard runs. Ya think about it? R G 251 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: three for twenty eight, Alfred Morris for thirty like, how 252 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: do you stop it? Well, how do you stop it? 253 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: You get pressure on the quarterback Marris and motioned to 254 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 1: the last Robert Griffin. The third call signals John's a 255 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: little confused, and it takes the snapping his back to 256 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: throws out the pressure sack back of the twenty six 257 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: yard line. Justin Tuck gets his first sack of the season. 258 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: It's a loss of nine and that set up a 259 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: kai for Bath field goal to give Washington a thirteen 260 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: to ten leads. So Eli Manning, who the year before 261 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: had all those fourth quarter comebacks and all those great 262 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 1: drives and always able to respond, does respond here. The 263 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: Giants start at their own twenty with one nine to 264 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: go and a half and um third and two. He 265 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: hits Bennett for twelve. With one to go third and three, 266 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: he hits Nicks for five UM and the Giants are 267 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: able to get points at the end of the half 268 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: to get the game tied up. Times is set, snap 269 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: is good, kick on its way, it's drifting right, will 270 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: it hook it? Does? It hooks inside the right, up right, 271 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: and it's good little draw from Lawrence Times And with 272 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: two seconds to go in a half, we're tied at Yeah. 273 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: And before that, Cruise had back to back catches for 274 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: thirteen and fourteen yards, which got the Giants in field 275 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: goal positions. So unlike with this year or the way 276 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: things are going for the Giants, they scored points at 277 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: the end of the half. They got that game tied up. 278 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: So we go to the third quarter, and here's where 279 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: the game starts to get wild. They trade a couple 280 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: of possessions Washington and then the Giants couple of punts, 281 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: and now Washington has the football, and um they get 282 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: a call for a personal foul penalty. So they're facing 283 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: a first and twenty three And this is kind of 284 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: where all hell breaks loose in the game. Shotguns set 285 00:15:53,280 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: for Robert Griffin the third now organ cumes set behind him. 286 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: Hand off Borris have the Giants have it at the 287 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: thirty nine, Boris toss it up for the first time 288 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: this season, and the Giants have the football first turnover 289 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: of the game. Yeah, Michael Bowley recovers the fumble, but 290 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: a couple of plays later, with the Giants driving, they 291 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: give it right back man It calls the signals, drop 292 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: straight back to throw, sets looks right, throws right in 293 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 1: the past, intercepted by the Redskins. Wilson on the pick 294 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: and he's knocked down at the six team and again 295 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: Carl the ball sailed on Manigan. Looked like he had 296 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: Bennett wide open at the tent, so it sails on Eli. 297 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: So Washington takes over. They start to move the ball, 298 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: but again they decide, no, you take it. He'll throw 299 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: this time at a fake over the middle, intercepted by 300 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: Stevie Brown. Through it right to him up the left sideline, 301 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: across bit field to the forty yard line. Heck tackle that. 302 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: The reds get thirty five. Stevie Brown gets his third 303 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: interception and three straight possessions we've had turnovers. I should 304 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: have looked it up. I think when he finished with 305 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: the year with eight interceptions. It was just one of 306 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: those you know, sometimes with players each year, the ball 307 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: there's like a magnet for the football. That's what the 308 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: wister Stevie was a lot of those interceptions. Wasn't like 309 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: he was like breaking in front of receivers to go 310 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: grand picks. It was the fletchered right to Stevie Brown, 311 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: airmail right to Stevie Brown. It was unbelievable. Yeah, And 312 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: that was one of those. That was definitely one of those. 313 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: Um So he returns at forty one yard. So the 314 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: Giants start in Washington territory. Dominic kicks in a big 315 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: nineteen yard catch, Bradshaw with a six yard run. Uh 316 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: and then on a third and two, I remember Manning 317 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: hit Cruise on a short game, but it got the 318 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: Giants first down. And then a couple of plays later, 319 00:17:57,119 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: the Giants take the lead. Ionasky and and I set 320 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: second and goal at the one h O. Bradshaw the 321 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: tail bott had off of my Bradshaw powers right and 322 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: he's in touchdown. The official on the far side said 323 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: he broke the plane. He did. And the Giants led 324 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: twenty to thirteen. So Washington's coming back Maurice Freight, you know, 325 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: and Washington's getting in that rhythm again. But now the 326 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: Giants defense makes a couple of plays. First and ten, 327 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: the Redskins at their own forty four play fake Robert 328 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 1: Griff the cave back to pass, and he's gonna get 329 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: sack by Jason Pierre Paul, who throws into the ground 330 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: back of the thirty two yard line. They darth a 331 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: little Kingdam style dance side from the shotgun. Robert Griffin 332 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 1: the third with Marris behind him Kingdom style, takes the 333 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: snack play fake, he's back to throw. He pumps He's 334 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: gonna get sacked again, back of the forty three yard line. 335 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: Oh see, human Europe gets in the act his third 336 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: sack of the season. First and ten at the Giants 337 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: seven Giants by seven, fake candoff and he fumbles the 338 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: football recovered by the Giants football Joseph's got it. He 339 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: ran a little fake and Robert Cliff for the third 340 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: puffed it up. You go back to these games, Bob, 341 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: and we can just going through these play by plays, 342 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 1: how many of these drives get ended by sacks A 343 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: lot of them, or turnovers created by sacks. I mean, 344 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: but it just shows you how like and how important 345 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: creating those type of negative plays are for a defense. 346 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: And well, they certainly did it, which is why they 347 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: which is why they were able to win a lot 348 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: of these games that we're looking back on. So the 349 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,719 Speaker 1: Giants get a couple of sacks of forced fumble. They 350 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: got a seven point lead the seven minutes to go 351 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: in the game, so now they need a nice drive, 352 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: take time off the clock, and let's kind of put 353 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: the air out of this thing. But on the very 354 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: next play, yeah, Giants line up in a power strong 355 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 1: formation to the right Bradshaw of the tail boy. Now 356 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: Eli audibleizes at the line with ten of the play 357 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: cloud and stay in the ice set, manning back to throw, 358 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: and he throws it left it. It's intercepted by Rob Jackson, 359 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: intended for Knicks. You can hear the shock in my 360 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: voice because remember this is coming off two thousand and eleven, 361 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: and you know Eli working his magic and being so clutch, 362 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: especially in fourth quarters that like literally maybe the best 363 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: fourth quarter season. He had nineteen touchdowns that year, I believe, 364 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: just in fourth quarters. It was ridiculous. Yeah, So, like, 365 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: I'm shocked that he did that because it's the last 366 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: thing I expected. So Washington gets a short field, but 367 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: the Giants hold him to three. So the Giants lead 368 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: it to sixteen five minutes ago in the game, but 369 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: Manny gets sacked right out of the gate. Um. The 370 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: Giants do not convert a third and one, so they 371 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: have to punt the ball away and Washington, you know, 372 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: has an opportunity here. Now can the Giants end this 373 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: football game? Right around the two minute warning? Um? They 374 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: stop him on second and ten. They stopped him on 375 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: third and ten. One more stop and the game is yours. 376 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: Redskins are two for two on fourth downs, fourth and 377 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: one and a fourth and two. This is the fourth 378 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: and ten with two oh seven. Ago takes the snap 379 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: back to throw his r G three. He's under pressure, 380 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:39,640 Speaker 1: He's gonna run to his left, takes by Pierre Paul. 381 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: Nowhere to go now Jukes wants throws it over the middle. 382 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: It completes it to the fourty yard line in the 383 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,959 Speaker 1: first down. It was an incredible player. I'm just remember 384 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: thinking to myself, how are they going to defend this 385 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: guy for the next ten years? I mean, it was 386 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 1: awesome to watch. So they convert that and then with 387 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: a minute thirty eight to go, r G three hooks 388 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: up with Santana Moss on a thirty yard touchdown. And 389 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, the Giants are gonna actually lose to Washington, 390 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 1: but not so fast, because there's one seven ago in 391 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: the game. Giants are down twenty and you know, how 392 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: do you not believe in Eli in these spots, And 393 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: how do you not believe in what they can do 394 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: with big plays when they need it. We saw it 395 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: the year before and Eli Manning channels his two thousand 396 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: eleven with Victor Cruz second and ten for the Giant 397 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: twenty three two receivers right, Manning back to throw steps up, 398 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: keep walk down the middle of the field. He's got 399 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: cruised thirty five thirty twenty ten five touchdown, tiens seventy 400 00:22:56,040 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: three yards at the time, it's have a lead back 401 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: saw the time I met my stadium Victor Cruz, what 402 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,199 Speaker 1: can you say? I mean, it was like you you know, 403 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: you you felt like it was two thousand eleven again. 404 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: So the Giants have the lead. But you know, with 405 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: the way r G three was carving up the Giants 406 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: with his legs and his arm because he had a 407 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: rocket of an armed. You know, you're you're sitting there, 408 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: pins and needles, like can the Giants stop him from 409 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: driving down the field? And scoring. Well they do. Robert Griffin, 410 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: the third sense Boss in motion to the right in 411 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:39,119 Speaker 1: the slot, takes the snap back to throw over the middle. 412 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: Boss makes the catch over the football fluf Giants, so 413 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: they have it not the forty three they do. Boss 414 00:23:53,520 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: coughed it up, recovered by Hoseley. Chase black Burn forced 415 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: the fumble. He had forced to fumble a couple of 416 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: plays earlier. Uh that Washington wound up recovering, But this 417 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: time j Ron Holsey recovers it and the Giants went 418 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: a wild one and Bob I looked it up. Just 419 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: for posterity's sake. Eli Manning in the fourth quarter in 420 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: hundred and twenty two completions and a hundred tempts. That's six, 421 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: which now people are like six, that's not very good. Well, 422 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: back was actually pretty good well. And also the Giants 423 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: offense was a deep ball offense. To your point average 424 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: at the target of almost eleven yards, which is very 425 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 1: very high. Hundred and four point six quarterback rating seventeen 426 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty five yards just in fourth quarters, fifteen 427 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: touchdowns and six interceptions. That's why he was the Super 428 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: Bowl m VP that year. Just think about those numbers. Yeah, 429 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: I mean, uh, I mean, ELI was phenomenal, especially in 430 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: crunch time. The thing that I remember about that game was, 431 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, the Giants, they worked their late game magic. 432 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: And as it turned out, that was a very frustrating 433 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: year because the Giants would go on to lose the 434 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: game in Washington later that year, the first weekend of 435 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: December seventeen sixteen. And you know, had they won that game, 436 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: the Giants would have won the NFC East and been 437 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Instead, Washington beat him. After the Giants 438 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: beat the Saints, they got shut out in Atlanta, beaten 439 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: in Baltimore, and then they won their regular season finale, 440 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 1: but it was too little, too late. They finished nine 441 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: and seven and didn't make the playoffs. But had they 442 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: beaten Washington, they would have had the sweep, they would 443 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: have won the division. And I'll never forget when they 444 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: that game down in Washington, they had like eight million 445 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: chances in the last five minutes a game. They kept 446 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: getting across midfield, get called for a false start, get 447 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: called for a hole drop, a pass, you know, blowing 448 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: aside a negative run. And I remember after the game, 449 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,640 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys were talking about you know, hey, look, 450 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: we're the defending Super Bowl champions. You know we'll come 451 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: back next week. We'll get this thing fixed. They never 452 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: got it really fixed. And to me, that was that 453 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: was just a tough way to end the season. Two ten, 454 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: two thousand and twelve are very similar. We're both teams 455 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: were probably good enough to be playoff teams, and you know, 456 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: you get eligned the postseason. Anything can happen, and just 457 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: neither team, you know, made enough plays and and you know, 458 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: basically didn't win enough and not make enough mistakes to 459 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 1: shoot themselves in the foot to make the playoffs those 460 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: two years. Yeah, I mean, listen, I mean fans that 461 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: are listening to this right now, that are living through 462 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: this year, they would take nine and seven in a heartbeat. 463 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: But I didn't think the ten team or the twelve 464 00:26:55,840 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: team were teams that would make a run to win 465 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. It felt like they had holes and flaws. 466 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: I agree, Uh, maybe the ten team more than the 467 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: twelve team that they get heading into the playoffs. I'm 468 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: not sure how many of us really thought that team 469 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: was gonna make a run either, given how poorly their 470 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: defensive playing and how they couldn't run the ball either. Yeah, 471 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:18,639 Speaker 1: but the way they played the last two games of 472 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,919 Speaker 1: that season, I felt pretty confident. And then when they 473 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: beat Atlanta and put a two spot up on the board, 474 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: I felt pretty confident about that. But I guess the 475 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: ten team was probably better than the twelve team. Um, 476 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: but neither one made the playoffs because of late season 477 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: losses self inflicted losses. Um. And now ten at six 478 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: and nine and seven is almost gonna make you the 479 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: playoffs every year now with the expanded playoffs, right, Um, 480 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: well you gotta add a game to that too, Um 481 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,880 Speaker 1: the OH eight. We started this with OH eight. That 482 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: team should have won a Super Bowl. Right, we got 483 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 1: one more game to look at. We'll go back to 484 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: the two thousand and twenty season at MetLife Stadum. The 485 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: Giants win a tight one twenty to nineteen in the 486 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: football game. I mean Daniel Jones hundred and twelve yards passing, 487 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: but his legs were a big factory. Had seventy four 488 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: yards running in the game, and they limited Washington to 489 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: eighty six yards rushing. Uh. Kyle Allen was the quarterback 490 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: for Washington in that game at MetLife steam which must 491 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: feel like a lifetime ago. But the Giants did win 492 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: at twenty nineteen. So here's some of the things I 493 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: remember about this game. Riverboat run right Ron rivera. He 494 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 1: is not scared to take chances and um right out 495 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: of the gate. First quarter, opening possession of the game. 496 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: Riverboat Ron rolls the dice fourth and one. At the 497 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: Giants opening possession of the game, Alan takes the snap handoff. 498 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: Barber pushes his way right and he dodged ahead and 499 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: he's got the first down to the Giant. So they 500 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: go for right out of the gate, and uh, they 501 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: keep the drive alive, but the Giant defense stiffens and 502 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: it forces Washington into a field goal attempt. Hopkins is set, 503 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 1: snap is good placement, kick on its way, It's got 504 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:15,720 Speaker 1: the distance and it is no good So I missed 505 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:20,719 Speaker 1: you why to the right? Yeah, so no score. Um 506 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: and then the Giants get the ball, and you know, 507 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: remember se Kwon Barkley's out for the year at this point. 508 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: So they're using a lot of different running backs, including 509 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: Devonte Freeman. Calling out signals is Jones. One backset is 510 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: Freeman hand off, Freeman makes the first man miss, accelerates left, 511 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: Freeman dances you right, makes another man missed at the 512 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: thirty can finally tackle from behind at the Washington yard line. 513 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: But that's a game of fourteen for Freeman and it 514 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: was nifty and that was after Ingraman had a twenty 515 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: one yard catch. Um Giants have it deep in Washington 516 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 1: territory and trying to convert a third down. Jones calling 517 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 1: out the protection, takes the snap back to throw steps 518 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: up as time. Now he's gonna get hit and he's 519 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: gonna get sacked back of the fifteen yard lock. Ryan 520 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: Carrigan got the sack, but the Giants get points on 521 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: the board. You know to try a thirty three yard 522 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: field goal, Dickson, The hold you know is set, snap 523 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: is good, kick on its way, and it is good 524 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: to go in the first Giants three Washington. Nothing you know, 525 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: could have been to the Pro Bowl last year, could 526 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: have been to the Pro Bowl this year. Uh, He's 527 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: been fantastic. So Washington gets the ball back and on 528 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: their second play of the drive, they turned it over 529 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: Alan in a shotbun set play fake to Gibson back 530 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 1: to throw fastball over the middle, intercepted by Bradbury at 531 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: the cuts to the forty inside. The thirty comes left 532 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: and gets hit from behind and tackled at the Washington 533 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: twenty seven yard line. Man Bradbury was so good in 534 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: two thousand twenty on his way to the Pro Bowl. 535 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: Sets up a short field. Uh. The Giants start the 536 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 1: possession at the Washington need to convert a third down, 537 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: though Shones out of the gun. They bring a pressure 538 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: up the Buddley lobs one down the left side for Slate, 539 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:26,360 Speaker 1: who makes the cat for the touchdown. What a gorgeous 540 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: row by Daniel Jones over the shoulder Darius Slate with 541 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:36,239 Speaker 1: the Giant touchdown. So the Giants get a touchdown and 542 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: they take the lead ten zip. Now Washington tries to 543 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 1: answer back. Um, they got a drive going. They got 544 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: the ball in Giants territory at the Giant twenty three 545 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 1: and Leonard Williams makes the play to get things going. 546 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: Alan rolls back to throw. He's under pressure, He's gonna 547 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: get slammed down. Its sack back of the thirty eight 548 00:31:55,920 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: yard line by Leonard Williams. So Leonard Williams gets the sack. Um. 549 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 1: The Giants made a mistake though, because on third and 550 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:11,160 Speaker 1: twenty four McLaurin gets twenty, which sets up a make 551 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: up field goal for Hopkins. He hits from thirty five, 552 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: so the Giants were up ten three. Again I mentioned 553 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: the Giants leading rusher in this game was their quarterback, 554 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: who got the next drive started off in fine fashion. 555 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: Jones had a shotgun han off. No, Jones is gonna 556 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 1: keep in run runs off the side of the forty 557 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,520 Speaker 1: foot race of Grossman Field forty thirty and finally knock 558 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: got a bastable at the Washington twenty six yard line. 559 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: By by far my favorite part of the Giants getting 560 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: a quarterback that can run it, because you just hadn't 561 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:49,840 Speaker 1: called many of these before that year. Daniel Jones fooled 562 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 1: you so many times on those keepers. That one you 563 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: were pretty odd. But there are other ones. He's like, hey, 564 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: runs left. No, wait, it's Jones there he goes, Hey listen, 565 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: he listen. He's good with that ball face and it's 566 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: very deceptive and he had so many big runs during 567 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: the course of the two thousand twenty season. Giants have 568 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: it first and goal at the six, but they actually 569 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: go backward, so they have to send out Graham Gonno 570 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,240 Speaker 1: again snap spot kick on its way and drilled right 571 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: through six fifteen to go here. The first half Giants 572 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: third team, Washington three. So the Giants have a ten 573 00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: point lead. Um Washington puts together a drive, but the 574 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: Giant defense forces Washington to punt with one twenty to 575 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: go in the half, but a mistake on special teams 576 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:40,680 Speaker 1: way to punt it, Giants got pressure, way got knocked down. 577 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: There's a flag in there's the ball is gonna get 578 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,640 Speaker 1: down at the half yard line? Is such a late 579 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: flag there? The Actually the puncher did not get hit 580 00:33:50,960 --> 00:34:01,680 Speaker 1: at all. So is it a five yard or let's see, 581 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,840 Speaker 1: I don't think that's right into the kicker defense five 582 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:11,720 Speaker 1: yard penalty. Still fourth down, so running into the kicker. 583 00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: So now it's fourth and four and again riverboat Ron 584 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: we're rolling the dice staff. He's gonna throw back to pass, 585 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: rolls right under pressure, avoid for sack, chased by Martinez, 586 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: throws it back over the middle, completes it to the 587 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:32,240 Speaker 1: Giant twenty five yard line. Yeah, inman with the catch. 588 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,439 Speaker 1: So the Giants give up a run. They run into 589 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,839 Speaker 1: the punter. They could have had the ball back. Then 590 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: they give up a fourth and four and with just 591 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: seconds to go on the half, Washington pulls to within three. 592 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: Alan drops back to throw. He's gonna love one left 593 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: for Logan Thomas who makes the catcher to get his 594 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: feet in. Yes for the touchdown over Love where it's 595 00:34:56,080 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: good coverage by Love, better catch and better throw. So 596 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,879 Speaker 1: the Giants are controlling this game, but they don't have, 597 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,840 Speaker 1: you know, a representative lead to show for it. I 598 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: mean it's thirteen to ten at a half. Third quarter starts, 599 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:15,279 Speaker 1: they swap a bunch of possessions. Um, but now the 600 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:20,400 Speaker 1: Giants put together a really nice drive. Um Freeman converts 601 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: the third and one. I mean they're just they're churning, 602 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: they're using clock. Uh, they're running it. Slayton had an 603 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 1: eighteen yard catch in this thing. Cadence Smith converted a 604 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 1: third and one with a catch. Um on a third 605 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: and two, Uh, Washington gets called for penalty. So it 606 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,319 Speaker 1: sets up first and goal for the Giants, and they 607 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:44,640 Speaker 1: try to salt this game away play fake Jones back 608 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,280 Speaker 1: to throw side arms at back horner the end zone 609 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: and it's nearly intercepted and is it by Fuller. Yes, 610 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: for a touchback, but the interception in the back and 611 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: again zone Jones, I think we're trying to throw it 612 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:00,640 Speaker 1: away as he was under pressure I remember about that 613 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 1: was a hell of a play by Fuller, just got 614 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: I think is one knee hit before he went out 615 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 1: of balance. It was a great play, was a heck 616 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: of a play. It was a mistake by Daniel Jones O. 617 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: If you're gonna throw it away, throw it away, make 618 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:13,480 Speaker 1: sure you really throw it away. And he gave Fuller 619 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:17,799 Speaker 1: an opportunity. So again like the Giants can't they can't 620 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: close the door on this thing. Um, Washington gets the 621 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:25,719 Speaker 1: ball back here in the fourth quarter, uh Kyler Facral 622 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,880 Speaker 1: gets called for a roughing the passer, so that gives 623 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 1: Washington fifteen yards UM on a third and six, it 624 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: looked like the Giants had alan stopped. Upon review, he 625 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 1: got the first down another third and six, he hits 626 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:44,560 Speaker 1: in men again, so Washington has it in the red zone, 627 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: but the Giants defense tightens up, holding Washington to a 628 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 1: field goal attempt. Hopkins to try a field goal from 629 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: twenty eight yards off the right hash way to hold 630 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:59,840 Speaker 1: step is good kick on its way and it is 631 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: through And with eight fifty six to go, we're tied 632 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: at thirteen. Tied up at thirteen, So now can the 633 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: Giants respond? Well, they don't. Um, they pick up a 634 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 1: first down. They convert a third and ten to golden tap, 635 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: but they have to punt, so Washington gets the ball 636 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,919 Speaker 1: and um they start moving it. They hit a third 637 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:23,760 Speaker 1: and five in mint again in men had a bunch 638 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 1: of catches on third down a ten yard or so. 639 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: Now it's third and nine in Giants territory. And here's 640 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: where the game completely flips. Third and nine at the 641 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: Giants forty five with three forty one to go, tied 642 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: to thirteen. Back to throw is Allan under pressure and 643 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,480 Speaker 1: he lost the football. It's loose on the ground and 644 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 1: picked up by the Giants take crowders running with it. 645 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: Ten five touchdown. Giants Kyler Facral got the sack the 646 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:01,279 Speaker 1: forced fumble, rookie take Crowder with a forty three yard 647 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: return for a touchdown to give the Giants the lead 648 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: three nine to go in the game. Again, the Giants 649 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,719 Speaker 1: give up a third down McLaurin this time. Then a 650 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:17,399 Speaker 1: third and seven mckissic for thirteen yards, and Washington has 651 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,440 Speaker 1: the ball and Giants territory. Uh, and they are moving 652 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:23,799 Speaker 1: the football. They're picking up eight yards here, six yards there. 653 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:27,720 Speaker 1: There's forty three seconds to go in the game, Giants 654 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: lead by seven, and uh, the Giant defense gives up 655 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: a big play. Alan takes the snap, slides left deep 656 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 1: ball into the end zone, and it's caught for the 657 00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:48,480 Speaker 1: touchdown by Camp sends his first career touchdown catch. So 658 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:52,960 Speaker 1: Cam Sims with forty three seconds to go with the 659 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,240 Speaker 1: touchdown catch. So all right, they're gonna kick the extra 660 00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:01,040 Speaker 1: point over time, we're gonna be tied to twenty. There's 661 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,799 Speaker 1: thirty something seconds to go in the game, and we're 662 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: probably gonna be going overtime. But no riverboat Ron decides 663 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna roll the dice on the road and try 664 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 1: to end this thing. Alan calls out, signals, takes the snap. 665 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,280 Speaker 1: He's back, he's flushed to his left, he's running, looking 666 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,080 Speaker 1: to run. Now stops now under pressure, he just throws 667 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 1: it into the end zone incomplete, looking for Terry McLaurin. 668 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,919 Speaker 1: Good defense by the Giants. There. As bad as they 669 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:33,920 Speaker 1: played the previous play letting Sims get the touchdown, they 670 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: played the two point conversion beautifully. Uh, the Giants were 671 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: able to take a knee and they win this heart 672 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:45,799 Speaker 1: thriller twenty nineteen, and Bob, you know that was one 673 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: of those games where you sit there and you're like, well, 674 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:49,680 Speaker 1: you know what made some plays at the end, you 675 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:52,000 Speaker 1: got a couple of stops. You know, maybe you might 676 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:54,319 Speaker 1: have something here. And of course the team that your 677 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 1: progress but obviously didn't get where they wanted to go. No, 678 00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean they made a run down the stretch and uh, 679 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,320 Speaker 1: obviously Washington wound up winning the division last year. And 680 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,000 Speaker 1: despite the fact that you know, the Giants beat him, 681 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: but beat him twice during the course of the season. Um. 682 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: But you know, they've had some interesting games against Washington 683 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: and um including the game earlier this year down in 684 00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: FedEx Field where they had a zillion opportunities to close 685 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,480 Speaker 1: it out and didn't. But that's a look back at 686 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,400 Speaker 1: some of the home games. If the Giants have had 687 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 1: against Washington, we'll see if they can add to our 688 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: next installment with an impressive performance in the season finale. Yeah, 689 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: and we don't know. I mean, we think we might 690 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,840 Speaker 1: do this again next year. We ever really talked about it, 691 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,120 Speaker 1: but if we don't, thank too much everybody for being 692 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:41,839 Speaker 1: with us. I had a lot of fun doing this, Bob, 693 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,680 Speaker 1: I think you did too as well. Right. Yeah, it's 694 00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,400 Speaker 1: a nice walk down memory lane. And hopefully all the 695 00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: Giants fans enjoyed looking back at some of the cool 696 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: moments and some of these rivalries as their final installment 697 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: for this season of Poppa's Perspective, brought to you by 698 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 1: Bob's Discount of Furniture, the official furniture store and mattress 699 00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:00,719 Speaker 1: partner of the New York Football Giants. Four Papa, I'm 700 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: John Small, Thank you for being with us all season long. 701 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,840 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time on the Papa's Perspective podcast 702 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,080 Speaker 1: on the Giants Huddle podcast feed.