All his life, Landon Collins has been the guy who made the play.
In high school. In college. When it came to crunch time, he was there for the team. And as he sailed through the air nearly two weeks ago with an interception off Tom Brady in his grip to seal a potential Giants victory, he likely was thinking it would be another of those times.
Then he hit the ground, the ball popped out, and Brady and the Patriots drove for the game-winning field goal.
"That was the first time I had the game in my hands and dropped the ball," the rookie safety said this week.