It wasn’t just the one that got away. It was the only one that got away.
A wide-open Saquon Barkley dropped a potential touchdown pass from Eli Manning down the right sideline late in the second quarter of the Giants’ 38-35 victory over the Bucs on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
The pigskin was right there for the plucking and Barkley had nothing but daylight ahead of him on the way to the end zone. But the rookie running back got his feet tangled up and missed the catch.
It was the only incompletion Manning would throw as he hit on 17 of 18 attempts for 231 yards and two touchdowns.