Odell Beckham Jr. rants about officials following NY Giants’ loss to Steelers

A lot of questions were beginning to percolate discussions about the New York Giants win streak prior to Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. There were no punt returns, but Antonio Brown had one kickoff return for 23 yards and Sammie Coates had one for 24 yards, which set up the Steelers’ offense nicely. “They have an offense that is very capable of scoring points quick”. We need to take care of the ball better. “Just keep it moving”.

The New York Giants and coach Ben McAdoo are in need of some clarification about several calls made by the officials in Sunday’s 24-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

People call me Boy Green for my unwavering dedication to all things New York Jets.

Sure, Eli Manning made a heady move on the third play, shoveling to Jennings as the pocket collapsed, with Jennings running 20 yards. “When you have been as inconsistent as we have on offense, it’s a challenge”, McAdoo said.

“It’s one of those plays that’s kind of like a broken play and you step up and scramble”.

Green’s own progress report: “I’m not close to where I thought I would be”. He had a catch-less game earlier this season and now has a target-less game as well. James Harrison continues to add to his all-time leading sack record, as he found Manning. LeVeon Bell had the first 100-yard rushing game against Giants this year, and Ladarius Green caught six passes for 110 yards. “And he said, ‘Get out of my face, ‘” Beckham said. “I’m happy about it, don’t get me wrong”. Three of the Steelers top four receivers were tight ends or running backs, who work the middle of the field. People can complain about the play-calling from now until doomsday, but Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger could have eaten a sandwich in the pocket.

New Yorks next two possessions ended with Manning throwing a fourth-down pick to end one drive, then ending up underneath Pittsburghs Ricardo Mathews on fourth down on another.

“That was a great throw”, said Brown.

“See ball, get ball”, Davis said. “He makes it easier for me”. Not a huge number, but it perhaps represented progress for a Steelers defense that has struggled getting a pash rush going at times this season. Shazier broke up a pass at the goal line on fourth down to turn the ball over on downs.

Bell finished with 118 yards on 29 carries and had six catches for 64 yards. However, the Steelers defense held the Giants to just 14 points in the win. “I feel like he’s always had that”. Rather than try to overwhelm opponents with the firepower they showed during a 4-1 start, Pittsburgh has relied heavily on Bell and the defense to get back in the playoff picture.

“We are who we are right now. I’m glad we responded the way we did”.

In addition to Bell, Green and Brown also had six catches to tie for the team high.

“I knew it has a reputation of that”, Bullock said. “He wants to be great, and we left a little bit out there”.

– Some say that kickers aren’t really football players. The Steelers nearly made up for a sack with a 14 yard short pass to Bell but had to kick.

This time it was one of the league’s hottest teams, though NY (8-4) hardly looked like it at times while spoiling first-year coach Ben McAdoo’s homecoming. We have to be able to close out games. “That’s where we were today”.

“We were doing some clean up, game prep things that we normally do regularly on Fridays”, he said. The most notable moment was last season when Beckham and then-Panthers cornerback Josh Norman engaged in multiple physical altercations that eventually led to a one-game suspension for the Giants receiver.

NY still has the best record in the race for the wild-card spot, but Tampa Bay (7-5), Washington (6-5-1), Minnesota (6-6) and Green Bay (6-6) are close with four games left.