Malik Nabers had the ball in his hands and his feet just inside the lines when he fell face first to the MetLife Stadium turf. It seemed like the entire evening was focused on this moment in the fourth quarter when the Giants rookie would announce himself to the primetime NFL crowd with something spectacular to finally beat the Dallas Cowboys.

After all, that’s why it happened other wide receiver from LSU. Odell Beckham Jr. had his legendary one-handed catch on this stage a decade ago — same field, same sideline, same opponent — during a rookie season that vaulted him to the top of the all-time list of NFL playmakers. This felt like Nabers’ turn.