WATCH ABOVE: Odell Beckham Jr. made a jaw-dropping one-handed touchdown catch that lit up social media and helped the struggling New York Giants take a 21-10 lead over the Dallas Cowboys at halftime of their Sunday Night Football contest.
A catch by New York Giants rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is being celebrated by some as the best in NFL history, the bright spot in a 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
No one on either team would stop talking about his one-handed catch of a 43-yard touchdown pass from Eli Manning in the second quarter, which gave New York a 14-3 lead. The catch also caught the attention of basketball star LeBron James, who shared his reaction on Twitter:
Beckham’s right hand was fully extended in almost a backstroke motion while his legs were almost perpendicular to the field when he caught ball and fell into the end zone.
“That catch? Outstanding! I was like OOF! Some of my work,” Bryant said.
Beckham, who had a career-high 10 catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns, conceded it was his best catch in a game.
“I hope it is not the greatest catch because with time I hope I can make more,” said Beckham, who practices one-hand catches all the time. “It really means nothing. You still go home at the end of the day with a loss, and that’s just not a good feeling.”
Watch below: Odell Beckham Jr. hopes his one-handed touchdown catch for the New York Giants on Sunday night isn’t the NFL’s greatest of all time.
The Giants put themselves in position to win the game when Eli Manning hit third-string tight end Adrien Robinson with a 1-yard TD pass with 3:00 to play to give New York a 28-24 lead.
All the defence had to do was hold. It couldn’t, or at least Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo refused to be stopped.
-With files from Global News
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