LANDOVER, Md. — Don’t underestimate the value of winning the coin toss.
If the Giants had lost on Saquon Barkley’s “heads” call, they would have sent onto the field to start overtime a defense that just allowed a game-tying 99-yard touchdown drive. Instead, Barkley, Daniel Jones and the rest of the offense wisely never let the Redskins touch the ball again by not settling for a field goal in a 41-35 victory.
“As a defense, we have to stand up and not let them come back on us like that,” cornerback Corey Ballentine said. “We were up and we let a few cheap shots go.