If the Giants didn’t hold on, Kayvon Thibodeaux’s missed opportunity would’ve been devastating. The way it turned out, it was merely embarrassing.
The Giants were leading 14-7 late in the fourth quarter when Sam Howell was pressured by Micah McFadden and threw the ball up for grabs.There was no one near him as the ball floated his way.Kayvon Thibodeaux sacked Sam Howell, though he also dropped an interception against the Commanders.“Man, it went from an interception to a punt return,’’ Thibodeaux said. “I saw the open grass and I saw the blockers and I looked up and it just hit me in the stomach.
Kayvon Thibodeaux dropped an interception in the Giants’ victory, but it didn’t cost them against the Commanders.Rookie Eric Gray muffed his first punt return attempt and was fortunate teammate Nick McCloud recovered the loose ball. On a windy day and trying to track gifted lefty punter Tres Way, Shepard looked shaky on his first two punt returns and, in the third quarter, called for a fair catch but muffed a punt for a turnover on the Giants’ 21-yard line, leading to the only points for the Commanders.“First of all, Shep with the fumble, we’re not going to … obviously everyone knows how I feel about Shep, but catching punts is not an easy thing to do,’’ Saquon Barkley said. “That’s not his position.
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