PhotoEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A year ago, Landon Collins would stand at the back of the Giants’ secondary looking confused and fretful. With the Giants clinging to a 6-point lead late in Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, Collins stepped in front of a Bears receiver to snatch his fifth interception in four games. The turnover, with only 71 seconds left, ended a Chicago charge into Giants territory and sealed a 22-16 Giants victory. The victory was the Giants’ fifth straight, giving them their best record through 10 games, at 7-3, since the 2008 Giants were 9-1. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyLast season, with opponents sometimes seizing on Collins’s inexperience, the Giants lost nearly every close game.

Source: New York Times November 20, 2016 21:51 UTC