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Black Cat Takes Some Blame for the Giants’ Loss to the Cowboys

Usa Today Uspw/USA Today Sports, via Reuters

The Giants intercepted the first Dallas Cowboys pass of the game just seconds after the opening kickoff on Monday night, which seemed like a good sign for a persistently downtrodden team. Then, in the second quarter, another omen.

With the Giants leading by 6 points, a black cat trotted from a MetLife Stadium tunnel, dashed up the sideline and darkly stared down the Cowboys’ bench from a few yards away.

The cat then took a lengthy tour of the field, holding up the game while ignoring or spurning pleas from beckoning security personnel as cat owners in the grandstand no doubt nodded knowingly.