Boy, would that have been an all-time shocking loss for the Giants. Still costly, because their kicker Brad Daluiso tore his ACL on that play, out for the year.
I read that the plan was to pooch kick so Deion couldn't return it, but Daluiso kicked it too deep. Of course, they tried a squib kick 4 years later, and completely screwed up.
If that last play was a TD, it would have altered the NFC playoffs. Dallas goes to Washington (whom they had swept) and the Lions and Vikings would have rematched for a round 3
@@paulkelly8232 interesting point and you are right. 1997 playoffs vs Vikings we lose cause Chris Calloway couldn't handle an onsides kick. 2000 Super Bowl vs Ravens Jermaine Lewis kickoff return for TD puts the game out of reach 2002 Wildcard vs 49ers Trey Junkin bad snap forces a desperation heave instead of the winning FG. And yes, 2003 week 2 vs Dallas the kickoff out of bounds w/11 seconds left. And that's just the Fassel era Giants. Didn't even get into Matt Dodge vs the Eagles in 2010.
The Giants offense was really pathetic the first half of the '99 season. They still managed a 5-3 start, but a tougher schedule on the back end really exposed them.
Bill Brzenski LeShon Johnson’s career was literally one game with the Cardinals in 1996 with 2 long touchdown runs to beat the Saints. I don’t think anyone even remembers hearing his name after that
