{"id":77924,"date":"2025-12-22T14:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/77924\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:07:05","slug":"i-have-to-be-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/77924\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I have to be better’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec. 22, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

A costly neutral zone infraction by rookie linebacker Abdul Carter wiped out a potential game-changing pick-6 in the New York Giants<\/a>‘ heartbreaking 16-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The penalty occurred late in the first half when Carter’s hand encroached into the neutral zone at the snap, though he did not jump offsides. The flag nullified a 96-yard interception return for a touchdown by safety Jevon Holland, which would have given the Giants a 10-3 lead. Instead, the drive continued, shifting momentum in a tight contest that ultimately slipped away.<\/p>\n

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Carter took full accountability postgame.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t think I jumped. They said my hand was in the neutral zone or something,” he said, via the New York Post<\/a>. “That one hurt.”<\/p>\n

Carter explained he didn’t realize the call was on him until announced over the loudspeaker.<\/p>\n

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“That hurt the team right there, especially for Holland, who took it all the way back to the house. That’s on me. I have to be better,” he said.<\/p>\n

Despite the error, Carter delivered an otherwise standout performance. He recorded a sack — becoming the first Giants rookie to notch one in three consecutive games — and directly pressured the quarterback into Chauncey Golston’s sack on the ensuing play.<\/p>\n

The rookie\u2019s flash of brilliance underscored his potential, even as the penalty proved a pivotal 10-point swing in the narrow defeat.<\/p>\n

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