When Theo Johnson plucked a Jaxson Dart pass that had bounced out of the arms of Wan’Dale Robinson out of the air on a third-and-17 and rumbled 41 yards for a touchdown to give the New York Giants a 26-8 lead over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, there was euphoria in Giants land.
It might have been the most fortuitous bounced since Phil McConkey caught a touchdown pass in Super Bowl XXI that squirted through the fingertips of Mark Bavaro.
Former Giants placekicker Lawrence Tynes let out the massive, jubilant exhale that Giants fans everywhere had to feel. A third victory in four weeks, all over good, playoff-bound teams, seemed certain. So, Tynes, posted this:
Tynes should have been right. This should have been a euphoric “We are back” sort of evening for the Giants to celebrate.
It wasn