This was a really good play by a Jets defender in the team’s win over the Giants that should probably get more attention.
Late in the first half, on third-and-8 on the Jets’ 39-yard-line. Giants running back Saquan Barkley swung out of the backfield, and was cutting over the middle from the left side, and was open, but C.J., Mosley batted the pass down on the level in front of Barkley.
This is an underrated big play because this could have led to a nice gain, and at the very least would have put the Giants in field goal range.
Barkley was being covered by defensive end Bryce Huff, who isn’t really a cover guy. If Mosley didn’t get his hand on this pass, going to a player he wasn’t even covering, this could have been a big play for the Giants, but instead, the Giants ended up punting.
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