Giants-Vikings: Turning point of the game
It seemed as if the Vikings converted a first down and were on their way to taking the lead when TJ Hockenson caught a pass and carried a gaggle of defensive backs past the sticks early in the fourth quarter, but the ball was re-spotted a yard short of the line to gain (the Giants had challenged but it was an officials’ review). That set up fourth-and-1 from the Giants’ 16. A false start by offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw on the quarterback sneak that would have picked up that yard and the penalty pushed the Vikings back 5. They decided to kick a field goal to tie the score at 24 with 12:34 remaining, which wound up being their last points of the game.
Tom Rock began covering sports for Newsday in 1996 and became its NFL columnist in 2022. He previously was Newsday's Giants beat writer beginning in 2008.
