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Odell Beckham Jr. likely saved Giants' season

Bob Glauber

Bob Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets

The Giants were down to their last chance, and anything less than a successful play would mean a fourth straight loss and more questions about whether this might turn into a lost season. Larry Donnell inexplicably couldn’t make it past the first-down marker on a third-down catch late in the fourth quarter, creating a 4th-and-1 scenario at the Giant’s 34 that would ultimately decide the outcome.

With 1:36 to play and the Giants trailing the Ravens, 23-20, Eli Manning walked up to the line of scrimmage, surveyed the Ravens’ defense and signaled to Odell Beckham Jr.