Best Takeaways From Odell Beckham Jr.'s Worst NFL Game

Suffice it to say that Sunday’s game against the Panthers was the worst outing in Odell Beckham Jr.’s short, meteoric career. Beckham was held without a reception in the first half for the first time in his career, and dropped a sure 52-yard touchdown pass after he got past the league’s top cornerback, Josh Norman.

Oh, and he embarrassed himself, his team, the league and Head and Shoulders users everywhere by losing his composure and repeatedly going after Norman to the tune of four penalties. Count ‘em, four. Against a wide receiver. In a game his team nearly won after being down 35-7.

How ridiculous were Beckham’s actions? Randy Moss -- who once squirted a water bottle at a referee -- said on Fox Sports 1 that he couldn’t defend Beckham’s actions.

If you’ve lost Randy Moss, well, you’re beyond the pale.

What’s unfortunate is that Beckham’s actions -- including a blind side helmet-to-helmet hit on Norman -- completely overshadowed a tremendous team effort by the Giants, who matched an NFL record by coming back from a 28-point deficit against the undefeated Panthers.

Beckham was responsible for almost all of the worst parts of Sunday’s loss, which dropped the Giants to 6-8 and one game behind Washington in the NFC East with two games to play. But let’s give just due to the best parts, too.

Best pass deflection with an oven mitt: Jason Pierre-Paul knocked down a key third down pass by Cam Newton late in the fourth quarter.

Best hands in the Giants’ defensive backfield: Don’t belong to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who dropped a surefire pick-six.

Best rushing game of the season by Rashad Jennings: 107 yards on the ground.

Best to also note: Jennings fumbled once, and the Panthers converted that turnover into seven points.

Best receiving tight end in the NFL not named Gronkowski: Probably Greg Olsen, who had six catches for 79 yards and a touchdown against the Giants.

Best current football person named Ted Ginn: Ted Ginn Jr., who caught six passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns.

Best hands among people named Ted Ginn: Not Ted Ginn Jr., who leads the NFL with 10 dropped passes.

Best record in the NFL: Panthers (14-0).

Best believe the other teams took notice: Carolina almost choked away that game to the Giants.

Best candidate for NFL MVP: Cam Newton, who was 25 of 45 for 340 yards and five touchdowns against New York and also ran eight times for 100 yards.

Best word for that: Ridiculous.

Best draft a lot of defensive players, Jerry Reese: Once again the Giants’ D was a pushover late in the game and allowed Carolina to move into position for the game-winning field goal.

Best opportunity for the Giants to make the playoffs: Pretty much evaporated Sunday.

Best check that he’s awake: Was Tom Coughlin watching Sunday's game? If so, he might have taken a moment to speak to the shampoo spokesman who was killing his team with idiotic behavior.

Best check that he’s awake, too: Was Eli Manning watching the game? If so, he might have shown some leadership and told Beckham to cut the crap.

Best check the mail, Odell: You can expect a letter from the NFL explaining where you can mail your heavy fine.

Best believe I’m going to end it on that note: Because the league’s best young player killed his team by exhibiting the worst kind of behavior. 

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