Giants' Moss given opportunity, delivers in 44-6 victory over Seattle

Oct/05/08 11:54 PM Filed in: Sinorice Moss
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Sinorice Moss was watching Seahawks safety Brian Russell and waiting for him to drift to his right. Moss knew he would, as the Giants had practiced the play all week long. All Moss needed was a pump fake from Eli Manning.

Moss got it. And as expected, Russell moved toward Steve Smith when Manning pumped in that direction.

"Here it goes. It's going to start," Moss said he was thinking. "It's really about to start."

Manning delivered a perfect pass into the area vacated by Russell for Moss' first NFL touchdown, which came three seasons into a career that began when the Giants traded up to select him in the second round of the 2006 draft.

But as Moss said, that 23-yard scoring pass early in the third quarter of Sunday's 44-6 victory over the Seahawks was only a "start." In the fourth quarter, David Carr hit Moss for a 5-yard touchdown.

After the game, with both footballs resting behind him in his locker, Moss said he never doubted a day like this would come.

"We have so many guys. You have to be patient," Moss said. "That's something that's hard for a lot of professional athletes and a lot of people in this world. They don't know how to be patient. And that really helped me out -- being patient."

Moss got his opportunity Sunday because Plaxico Burress was suspended for one game and Domenik Hixon left with a concussion after catching four passes for 102 yards. Moss caught four balls for 45 yards, including the quick slant from Carr.

"We're so used to going together, so when he called the play, he looked at me and said, 'I'm coming for you,'" Moss said.

Said Carr, "It was just unbelievable. Everything was going our way. It's not like a fluke. It's happening more and more often here. You never know when we are going to explode on someone, we have so many weapons."

(nj.com)