The option pass from Odell Beckham Jr. to Russell Shepard that went for a 49-yard touchdown early in the second half did not win Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears for the New York Giants. It did, give the Giants an early third-quarter lead after an awful offensive first half and alert everyone to the idea that maybe, just maybe, an upset was brewing in the Meadowlands.
Beckham’s wrong-footed 50-yard throw was impressive.
It was not, however, the most amazing thing about the momentum-changing play. What was?
How about the fact that Shepard, the wide-open by 20 yards recipient of the pass from Beckham, wasn’t even supposed to be in the pass route.