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Fans Loved George Pickens's Inexplicable Move in Fourth Quarter of Win Over Giants

An eventful evening for the second-year wideout.

Liam McKeone

Why, George?
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The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New York Giants on Monday Night Football this week, 26-18, and George Pickens had himself an evening. The second-year wideout had 74 yards on four catches and could have had a touchdown, but found out the hard way that tapping one foot twice doesn't count as getting two feet in when making a catch on the sideline. He also had a weird move near the end of the contest that had fans howling.

With five minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Giants kicked a field goal to pull within one score of the Steelers. Pittsburgh then gave New York life by fumbling on the second play after receiving the kickoff. On the return, guard Isaac Seumalo tackled Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke. Pickens was trying to get in on the action and ended up having to hop over the two players. But he apparently didn't have any place to land his feet so he sort of just ... flopped in the air and landed on his teammate.

Fans and media members alike thought it was hysterical:

Based on his form here, a career in wrestling awaits Pickens if he ever decides the NFL isn't for him.

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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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