In the season opener in Arlington, Texas, Brad Wing — late in the fourth quarter of a tight, tense game — received his marching orders from Ben McAdoo:
Pin the Cowboys deep.
The Giants were clinging to a 20-19 lead with 1:12 remaining and, facing fourth down on the Dallas 37-yard line, trusted Wing to keep the ball out of the end zone, preferably forcing the Cowboys to start on a desperation final drive inside their own 10-yard line. Wing, though, did not get off a good kick, and the resulting touchback was not at all what the Giants wanted or needed.