LANDOVER, Md. — Under ordinary circumstances, Odell Beckham Jr. is the one who makes that 44-yard catch to set up the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter. Instead, Beckham was on the sidelines cheering on seldom-used receiver Tavarres King’s catch from Eli Manning down the left sideline to get the Giants in position for Robbie Gould’s 40-yard field goal with 2:12 left in the fourth quarter that gave the Giants a 13-10 lead on the way to a 19-10 win Sunday.
Rather than take any unnecessary risks with his prized receiver, Ben McAdoo used what he called a “coach’s decision” to take Beckham out of the game in the second half and look ahead to next week’s playoffs.