ATLANTA — The record is a significant accomplishment, but this is not the way Malik Nabers wanted to achieve it. Nabers entered Sunday’s game against the Falcons with 90 receptions, one shy of the Giants’ single-season rookie record for catches. It did not take long for Nabers to get what he needed.
He caught a pass for 6 yards on the first play on offense and on the second series caught another pass for a gain of 6 yards to claim the record. “Kudos to me,’’ Nabers said. “But we didn’t win.
’’ No, the Giants did not win . They did not come close, losing, 34-7, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, their franchise-record 10th consecutive loss. Nabers finished with seven receptions for 68 yards, giving him 97 receptions for 969 yards.
He has two games remaining to reach 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards. Yet the Giants are 2-13 and Nabers could not find much joy in the numbers he is compiling. “I mean, it’s really how you look at it.
’’ he said. “There’s some people who are going to say he did all the things he did but he was on a losing team. There’s people who are going to be saying he did what he did, it’s a pat on my back but I’m trying to win.
The ultimate goal is to win. You celebrate all that after.’’ Odell Beckham Jr.
in 2014 and running back Saquon Barkley in 2018 amassed 91 receptions as rookies. Nabers on his second reception came down hard on his left shoulder and left the field for a few plays to get it checked out before returnin.
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