New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson had himself a day in the team\u2019s 40-37 overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys, in which he posted a very impressive 30 of 41 for 450 yards and a three-touchdown stat line that had the Giants won, might have earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.<\/p>\n
But there was one figure in his stat line that ended up being the turning point for the Giants in their heartbreaking overtime loss to their division rivals.<\/p>\n
That was the big interception by Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson that came on a deep ball intended for receiver Malik Nabers with 2:09 remaining in overtime, which, had he caught, would have set the Giants up around the Dallas 30-yard line.<\/p>\n
However, the receiver went one way and the ball another, raising questions as to whether there was a miscommunication on the play.<\/p>\n
According to Wilson, there was.<\/p>\n
“Just a little miscommunication, but we\u2019re all on the same page,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cBut he had an unbelievable game. It was a special game. Took a shot. It didn\u2019t work out. You know what I mean? Just a little miscommunication.”<\/p>\n
The interception all but erased the euphoria that existed with 25 seconds left in regulation when he connected with NAbers on the 48-yard touchdown pass to take the lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat play by Malik was unbelievable, and the line did a tremendous job,\u201d Wilson said.\u00a0 \u201cI think sometimes, you go through tough stuff for moments like that. I always think about fourth quarters.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou get into these fourth-quarter situations and moments like that. You want to be great, you gotta be able to answer. You gotta be able to find ways to win, find ways to make a big play in moments like that. So, I think that my emotions were more so just gratitude.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head coach Brian Daboll was asked to make sense of the one bad apple in an otherwise bushel full of solid plays made by the veteran quarterback.<\/p>\n
Yeah, I mean, sure there’s a few plays. I thought he played well. Made some plays. Attacked certain things we want to attack,” Daboll said. <\/p>\n
“Communication. Not a bad communication, just communication,” he added. <\/p>\n
Despite the outcome for the Giants, Wilson insisted that his confidence in Nabers, who finished with nine catches on 13 pass targets for a team-leading 167 yards and two touchdowns, didn\u2019t dwindle despite the miscommunication.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had an unbelievable game,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cThere is nobody I trust more.\u201d <\/p>\n
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