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Robert Zeglinski

Daniel Jones had to waste a timeout because his contact lens fell out in a nightmare Giants’ start

To pull off a monumental upset over the No. 1 seed Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night, the New York Giants needed to have all hands on deck. They needed to be as prepared as possible. But after the water didn’t work in their downtown Philadelphia hotel, and a broken first-down chain helped stall an early possession, it seemed like nothing would break in their favor.

That assertion appeared correct, as Daniel Jones had a little “equipment” snafu of his own.

During New York’s second possession, Jones would have to call a timeout. Was there some sort of defensive alignment he didn’t like seeing? Was a Giants offensive player out of position? No, no, his contact lens fell out — you know, the ones that help you see — and he needed a moment to put it back in his eye.

Yes, seriously:

Oof, awkward but still technically important. Can we get the man a prescription visor? Maybe some Lasik?

Entering this divisional-round matchup, bettors didn’t necessarily expect Jones to continue lighting up the Eagles the way he did the Vikings. After all, the Vikings had one of the NFL’s worst defenses this year, while Philadelphia had one of the best. But for the quarterback to have less than 100 yards passing and an interception through one half of play wasn’t exactly inspiring. That is not the sort of individual performance that would spark an upset.

And with the Giants down 28-0 after 30 minutes, it was clear that Saturday was an all-around nightmare day for them.

NFL fans thought Jones having to waste a timeout to put his contact lens back in was hilarious

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