New York Giants Wide Receiver Malik Nabers Calls Out Team Following Another Late-Game Meltdown
In a move that’s become all too familiar for the digital age, New York Giants Wide Receiver Nabers took to social media to vent his pure, unadulterated frustration, then promptly deleted it. But the internet, as we know, is forever. The injured wideout basically live-tweeted every Giants fan’s internal monologue during the team’s spectacular collapse.
“Sometimes I think they b makin us lose on purpose!” Nabers wrote. “Cause it’s no way, bro you throw the ball instead of runnin it to make em burn 2 timeouts?? thn you don’t kick the field goal.??? Then they have to go down and score!!! Football common sense!!!! Am I missing something?”
What Was Nabers So Mad About?
Let’s set the stage for this Shakespearean tragedy. The Giants, holding a fragile 27-24 lead with about four minutes left, had a first-and-goal at the Lions’ 4-yard line. This is it. The moment to put the game away. A touchdown here would have been the dagger.
So what happens? A run for two yards. Okay, fine. Then the Lions burn a timeout. On second down, instead of pounding the rock and forcing Detroit to use another precious timeout, the Giants call a pass play. Incomplete. Then, on third down, a run that loses four yards. Just a masterclass in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
To cap it all off, on fourth-and-goal from the 6-yard line, Interim Coach Mike Kafka decided to channel his inner riverboat gambler and go for it. The result? Another incomplete pass and a turnover on downs. The Lions got the ball back, needing only a field goal to tie, which they promptly nailed from 59 yards out before winning in overtime.
You can practically see Nabers, sidelined with a torn ACL, throwing his remote at the TV. His logic was painfully simple and brutally correct: run the ball, burn their timeouts, kick the easy field goal, and force the Lions to score a touchdown to win. It’s “Football common sense,” as he so eloquently put it.
Is Malik Nabers Wrong?
Hindsight is always 20/20, but in this case, it feels more like 20/5. Sure, a touchdown would have sealed the game. But the risk of coming away with zero points, as the Giants did, was catastrophic. It left the door wide open for a Lions team with a high-powered offense. The conservative play was, for once, the right play.
This loss officially knocked the 2-10 Giants out of playoff contention, making them the first team to be mathematically eliminated. For a franchise that hasn’t seen consistent success since its last Super Bowl win in 2011, this season has been a special kind of painful. It’s no wonder Nabers, even from the sidelines, couldn’t hold back. His frustration is a mirror reflecting the soul of every long-suffering Giants fan.
