Set up to make his first true NFL splash, Abdul Carter was nowhere to be found when the Giants defense first took the field.

Carter was benched by interim head coach Mike Kafka for unspecified reasons and sat out the first six-play defensive series before logging every snap the rest of the game Sunday in a 27-20 loss to the Packers.

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“I made a mistake during the week that was detrimental to the team,” Carter said after the game. “I already know that whatever I do have is going to have consequences. That was the consequence, have to live with it, keep playing.”

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