Hakeem Nicks’ Late-Game Heroics Aren’t Enough for a New York Giants Comeback

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Published: August 30, 2009

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... matchup against the crosstown rival New York Jets.

One of those questions was what did the Giants get when they spent their first-round pick on Hakeem Nicks this past April?

And if Nicks' performance Saturday night was any indication, the Giants may have gotten exactly what they were looking for: A solid replacement for Plaxico Burress.

Nicks started his night gaining 16 yards on a comeback route in the second quarter. He was then quiet until Big Blue's second drive in the fourth quarter when he and backup quarterback David Carr hooked up for a 22-yard touchdown pass, laying out for a pass that went right over the defender.

On the team's very next drive, Nicks found himself wide open and ran Carr's pass in for a 71-yard touchdown.

Nicks would finish the game with six receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

But it was a couple of failed two-point conversions that ultimately ruined the Giants' chances to pick up the...

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