#Joe Buck defends helmet catch call against angry Giants fans
“#Joe Buck defends helmet catch call against angry Giants fans”
Joe Buck thinks he did the best he could, no matter what Giants fans say.
The Fox play-by-play man defended his call of David Tyree’s helmet catch — which the Giants fan base has long contended to be underwhelming — on Monday night’s “Manningcast.” It was a fitting topic of conversation given the man who threw the pass — Eli Manning — was one of the hosts, while the team he threw it against — the Patriots — were playing on “Monday Night Football.”
“When you’re up there and you know you’re doing the game for 100 million people, you’ve to be really sure,” Buck said of the famous Super Bowl XLII play that saved the Giants’ game-winning drive in the 17-14 victory over an undefeated Patriots juggernaut.
“First of all, Eli gets no credit for getting out of that pile of bodies and even throwing the ball. And then all Giants fans are like ‘Come on, Buck. I mean, the guy catches the ball on his helmet, give me a break, man. You’re supposed to be excited, for my Giants.’ I’m like ‘I wasn’t sure he caught the ball!’ If you’re going to do it for 100 million people, you better damn well be right.”
After Manning somehow escaped pressure from the Patriots and flung the ball downfield, Tyree was able to unbelievably squeeze the ball between his hands and helmet while being tightly covered by safety Rodney Harrison.
Buck said he believes he got redemption six plays later on Manning’s touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress.
“So, I kind of low-keyed it, we got through it. I still saved (it), one of the best calls I’ve ever had was Eli to Plaxico Burress at the end of that game was magical,” Buck said.
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