The New York Giants forced six turnovers in Sunday’s 31-19 victory over the Washington Commanders.
It should have been seven. Giants safety Jason Pinnock dropped a second-quarter pass by Washington’s Sam Howell that hit him square in the numbers. Pinnock knew exactly what was coming as soon as he dropped the ball.
Pinnock knew he would be catching grief from his father.
“As I’m on the ground with my head in the turf, I already knew,” Pinnock said. “Because usually, how I grew up for my first 11 years of putting a helmet on, I got it as soon as I got off the sidelines.