Deonte Banks’ teammates were fired up after he left ‘stamp’ on Giants win by making up for error
NY Post
LAS VEGAS — The most maligned player on the Giants roster made the biggest play of the game for them in Sunday’s 34-10 win over the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
Deonte Banks, the team’s third-year cornerback, has spent more time in the doghouse, being benched and criticized, than he has basking in the success the Giants had planned for him when they drafted him.
The Raiders had just cut the Giants lead to 20-10 in the third quarter and the touchdown that shaved into the lead was Banks’ fault.
He was late to follow Raiders receiver Tyler Lockett toward the back of the end zone and Geno Smith played pitch-and-catch with his receiver.
On the ensuing kickoff, Banks made everyone forget about his coverage gaffe when he took it 95 yards to the house for a TD and a much more comfortable 27-10 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the third quarter. “It was a 14-play drive and these guys were defending every blade of grass that they could,’’ Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka said. “Geno made a nice play on the scramble to find [Lockett]. And Tae just kind of put that play behind him and then attacked the next play, and made a huge one for us.
“He had the ability there to kind of shut [the TD play] out mentally and really put a stamp on the game for himself. That was a huge play in the game. I can’t understate how big that play was for us.’’ Banks’ teammates were so fired up for him, the Giants drew a penalty for their celebration in the end zone after the TD.
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