LANDOVER, MD – Troy Niklas shook his head, knowing how close he had come – twice – to making the one play the Cardinals needed Sunday at FedEx Field.
At the end of the first half, he made a 21-yard catch but was stopped one yard short of the goal line, something the Cardinals could not end up pushing over. At the end of the game, he had a leaping touchdown catch glance off his fingertips.
“Sometimes you’re the hero, sometimes you’re the zero,” the tight end said quietly after a frustrating 20-15 loss to Washington.