With time winding down on the Giants’ improbable bid to beat the 13-0 Broncos, Jim Fassel called the play into quarterback Kent Graham’s headset.
“Trips right, 24, double go, Roger,” the coach said.
Then he added for emphasis. “Kent, just throw it to Amani. I don’t care what the coverage is. You and Amani play catch.”
And so began the sequence of events that stunned the football world on Dec. 13, 1998. With less than a minute to play and the Giants trailing 16-13 against the defending Super Bowl champions, Graham dropped back to pass, waited for Toomer to run a “go” route down the right side against Broncos cornerback Tito Paul, and then heaved the ball skyward.