On one of the most important running plays of the New York Giants' win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Saquon Barkley didn’t even touch the ball.
Down 20-13 but standing on Tennessee’s 17-yard line with just two minutes left in the game, the Giants were facing a crucial fourth-and-1. Convert, and hope would survive. Fail, and the Giants would lose their sixth straight season opener. So with one yard to go, you give the ball to Barkley and hope, right?
Not this time. Quarterback Daniel Jones faked a handoff to Barkley, who drew pretty much all of Nissan Stadium to the right side of the line … leaving Jones a clear field to scamper for a first down.