EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are off to their best start since 2000, thanks in large part to a little tiptoeing in overtime by Amani Toomer and the sure leg of 44-year-old John Carney.
Carney kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8:39 left in the extra session after Toomer danced the sideline on a 31-yard reception, and the Super Bowl champions overcame a strong effort by the winless Cincinnati Bengals for a 26-23 victory on Sunday.
The play that set up Carney’s fourth field goal was the long pass from Eli Manning to Toomer down the left sideline on a third-and-10 from the Bengals 38. It was difficult to tell whether Toomer got both feet in bounds.
The Giants hustled to the line of scrimmage and handed the ball to Derrick Ward for a 3-yard run to the Bengals 4, precluding a video review.
“I just got as many feet down as I could.” Toomer said when asked if he was in bounds.
The Bengals wanted referee Jeff Triplette to review the play. He could not do it in overtime unless asked by the replay official.
“I don’t know if that was a completion or not,” said Bengals’ T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who had 12 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown. “But yeah, man, you have to review that.”
