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Let Us All Rejoice In The Misery Of Giants Fans

Bob Wankel

By Bob Wankel

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I’m sure most Eagles fans preferred the team not completely implode in the fourth quarter yesterday before eventually pulling it out as time expired. Makes sense. Allowing a team that scored one touchdown in its first 11 quarters of the season to score three over the final 15 minutes is not good. That Zach Ertz fumble? Almost catastrophic. There was a lot of needless angst caused by those late stumbles, but in hindsight, I’m glad things played out exactly as they did. I suppose winning is most important–it’s great that the Eagles are 2-1 this morning, 2-0 in the division, and atop the NFC East. But the absolute best part of yesterday’s win was that it came via an improbable 61-yard DAGGER of a field goal through the hearts of the Giants and their fan base. I prefer that Giants and the team’s fans had momentary hope, only for it be quickly replaced by the crushing reality of defeat. Game over. Season over. Boom. I love it.

We’ve already featured some of yesterday’s best reactions, so I want to take the opportunity to revel in the misery pervading New York this morning.

First, the kick, again, because it can’t be viewed enough:

Of course, the Merrill Reese call is phenomenal, but I also enjoy this one from Giants play-by-play announcer Bob Papa of WFAN:

Imagine some Giants fan driving in his car, thinking to himself, “There’s no way he’s going to make this friggin’ kick. No chance.” And then he helplessly listens as his team’s announcer gets EXCITED over a miracle boot that all but ends the season. Too good.

The stages of grieving, as a demonstrated by Giants fans:

1) Disbelief.

2) Disgust

I’m sure the New York tabloid papers handled the loss well this morning. Let’s have a look:

It’s not really a surprise that either paper went this way, but I’m glad they did. On a day that saw many NFL players acting and speaking with nuance and thoughtfulness as they navigate political strife, there was Odell Beckham Jr., walking in the end zone like a dog, urinating on himself. The guy is a total knob.

Here’s Gary Myers of the New York Daily News on Beckham:

Beckham is so incredibly talented — his two TD catches in the fourth quarter brought the Giants back from a 14-0 deficit — but tales of him growing up this year turned out to be just fairy tales. He cares about scoring touchdowns and then making a spectacle of himself, fully aware of the consequences to his team, but not caring.

More from Myers:

In all the years covering the NFL, I have to admit it was a first when a reporter asked McAdoo, “With regards to the Odell celebration, It looked like he pretended to be a dog and going to the bathroom on the field, what is your reaction to that as a coach and your players doing that?

Here in Philadelphia, we’re questioning Doug Pederson’s math and mental stability, but imagine reading this from Steve Serby on the Giants’ current reality:

Eli Manning finally finds Brandon Marshall, finally finds the end zone, finally breaks 19 points after eight consecutive failures, and the defense is gashed for 193 rushing yards and Brad Wing booms a 28-yard punt and Eli Apple and Janoris “Jackrabbit” Jenkins collide on the 19-yard Carson Wentz completion to Alshon Jeffery with one second remaining that enables Jake Elliott to boot the game-winner.

Hey man, don’t forget to mention that the kick was the longest ever made in any Giants game, and, AND, it sunk the Giants to 0-3. According to Elias Sports Bureau, 208 teams have started the season 0-3. Five have made the playoffs. None have since the 2002 realignment. What a shame.

The Eagles are in first, Giants are done, and their best player is an unequivocal asshole who can’t help but embarrass himself. What a day to be alive in the Delaware Valley.

Bob Wankel
Bob Wankel

Bob Wankel covers the Phillies for Crossing Broad. He is also the Vice President of Sports Betting Content at SportRadar. On Twitter: @Bob_Wankel E-mail: b.wankel@sportradar.com

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