If you followed Antoine Bethea’s roller-coaster night in Monday’s 37-18 loss to the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium, you saw that it was a microcosm of the entire game for the Giants in that it was a cruel tease.
The Giants veteran safety picked off a Dak Prescott pass on the game’s first play from scrimmage to give the offense the ball at the Dallas 8-yard line. From there, the Giants failed to capitalize completely and had to settle for a field goal.
In the second quarter, Bethea recovered a fumble by Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper after he was separated from the ball by a thundering hit by fellow safety Jabrill Peppers.