Xavier McKinney was all alone on the Vikings’ final play, a fitting predicament for the Giants safety.
“For me, I was just trying to make the tackle,” McKinney said. “I got him wrapped and I was able to get him to the ground.Though Hockenson had a big game , the Giants’ secondary came up bigger by keeping Cousins south of 300 passing yards and by holding all-world receiver Justin Jefferson to 47 yards on seven catches, with no touchdowns.
But after a third-down drop by Darius Slayton, the Giants’ season came down to a final Minnesota drive that was aided by Dexter Lawrence’s roughing-the-passer penalty. Before Cousins’ fourth-down pass, McKinney knew he was one-on-one with Hockenson. He knew this isolated battle could be a moment defined by redemptive possibilities.
“I know how much time I missed,” he said. “I know I missed a lot of valuable time and it hurt my team. For me, right now, we’re in big-time situations, so players have to show up and make plays. I was able to make that play. “Obviously I was going to work regardless to get back [from the injury], but there was a lot more sense of urgency to come back. I wanted to be there for my team, and get back out there on the field with them. And I was able to do that. I’m blessed.”
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