Late in the fourth quarter the Giants were lined up to punt and they had only 10 players on the field. Suddenly a blue jersey sprinted onto the field from the sideline, pulling on his helmet as he ran, unsure of exactly where he was going or what spot he’d be playing.
It was Mark Herzlich, and while most 30-year-old veterans would have already been checked out of the game both mentally and physically, Herzlich was all too happy to grab one more snap.
“There was just a hole to fill,” he told Newsday of noticing the lack of personnel and lining up, eventually, as a guard.