Author: Michael

New York kept its postseason alive with an upset win over the Vikings, but fans were upset over a late-game penalty that could’ve altered the outcome.

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The Giants advanced to the divisional round after pulling off an upset road win over the Vikings on Sunday, but a questionable late-game defensive penalty nearly threatened to compromise New York’s eventual parade.
With the Giants up 31-24 and just under three minutes left in regulation, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings re-took the field on their own 12-yard line.

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This penalty call in Giants vs Vikings was pretty weak.
The NFL has had a rough season with their roughing the passer rules. Though the spirit of the rule is correct — to protect quarterbacks and to heighten player safety — there are many moments that seem to take it too far. In the fourth quarter of the Vikings-Giants Wild Card playoff game on Sunday, it appeared to everyone watching that the NFL took it too far.

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