The New York Giants entered Week 2 desperate for stability after a disastrous offensive line performance against the Washington Commanders. Instead of crumbling again, the unit delivered one of the best pass-protection outings in the league against the Dallas Cowboys, keeping Russell Wilson upright and allowing the offense to come alive in a 40–37 overtime loss.

The result was bittersweet: the Giants still walked away without a win, but for the first time in a long while, their offensive front gave reason for optimism. And at the center of that shift was an unlikely contributor—rookie Marcus Mbow.

Mbow forces his way into the conversation

A fifth-round pick who had never played a collegiate snap at left tackle, Mbow was thrown into the fire out of necessity. What could have been a night

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