Giants’ Matthew Adams beating himself up over botched sack in rare chance

PITTSBURGH — No matter really galore times he reviewed it, it ever ended nan aforesaid way. 

The play was location to beryllium made and Matthew Adams grounded to make it. 

“As a competitor you conscionable support watching it and support letting it sting,” Adams told The Post. 

Oh yes, it stung. 

Adams, a 28-year aged linebacker who made nan Giants roster this play because of his prowess connected typical teams, sewage connected nan section past week for 31 snaps connected typical teams and only 1 threat connected defense.

That lone threat came connected nan first play of nan 4th quarter, pinch nan Eagles starring 21-3.

It was third-and-7 from nan Giants 34-yard statement and Adams rather unexpectedly changeable nan spread and saw thing but daylight successful beforehand of him.

He had a clear and unimpeded way to backmost Jalen Hurts. 

Adams raced in, sewage his arms astir Hurts’ little assemblage but missed retired connected what should person been a sack.

Hurts wriggled free, scrambled 16 yards and ran retired of bounds connected nan correct sideline on nan play that cornerback Deonte Banks showed a glaring deficiency of hustle successful his non-pursuit of Hurts. 

“It decidedly comes down to balance,” Adams said. “He’s a bully player, he’s a beardown diversion player, he’s been making group miss, avoiding, it’s a difficult sack. You’re coming successful down nan middle, coming afloat velocity and he’s opinionated still, it conscionable comes down to equilibrium making that play. 

“When I saw it unfastened up I accelerated. It was conscionable 1 of those you sewage to decorativeness it. Definitely conscionable wrapping up and knowing who nan backmost is, you cognize what I’m saying? Respecting him and knowing he’s a beardown jock truthful you sewage to tackle him for illustration a moving back, he’s not a quarterback.” 

Adams has been successful nan NFL since 2018. It would person been his first sack. 

“It’s conscionable for illustration adding substance to nan fire,” Adams said. “A batch of worldly wasn’t going correct that time and it conscionable added a small cherry connected top.” 

Here is different small cherry added to Adams’ non-play.

The Eagles were 1-for-13 connected 3rd down conversions, pinch Hurts’ flight and scramble nan lone first down pickup. Hurts 4 plays later scored connected a sneak to complete nan Giants’ 28-3 loss. 

Whoever lines up astatine near tackle for nan Giants — Josh Ezeudu aliases Chris Hubbard — is going to person to woody pinch Alex Highsmith, who has 21.5 sacks nan past 2 seasons.

Highsmith missed 3 games this play pinch a groin wounded and returned to action successful past week’s triumph complete nan Jets. 

Rookie WR Malik Nabers has 39 receptions successful his first 5 NFL games.

With 1 drawback vs. nan Steelers, he will go nan 3rd subordinate pinch astatine slightest 40 catches successful his first six profession games.

Puka Nacua (50 receptions successful 2023) and Saquon Barkley (40 successful 2018) did it arsenic rookies.