Hockenson added he is grateful for Cousins’ faith in him in such situations.
“I really appreciate him trusting me to be able to make those top shelf catches,” Hockenson said. “Just to see that, and then go up, it was one of those plays where the ball was just in slo-mo and it was like, ‘All right, here we go.’ I appreciate him putting it up for me and just being able to try and make a play.”
Both teams traded turnovers on their next possessions, but the Giants capitalized on theirs, getting a 55-yard field goal from kicker Graham Gano to trim the Vikings lead to 17-16 with 6:24 left.
Minnesota and New York then went three-and-out, but a blocked punt by Vikings safety Josh Metellus gave them the ball at the Giants 29 with 4:02 left.
A few plays later, Cousins connected with Jefferson for a 17-yard touchdown to push Minnesota’s advantage to 24-16 with three minutes remaining.
The Giants responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive that ended with a 27-yard scoring scamper on fourth-and-2 by running back Saquon Barkley with 2:01 left. Similar to Hockenson last week against Indianapolis, New York needed a 2-point conversion to tie and got it on a connection between quarterback Daniel Jones and tight end Daniel Bellinger.
Entering Saturday, Cousins had seven fourth-quarter comebacks, the most this season by a quarterback. With two minutes left and one timeout remaining, Cousins turned to Jefferson and Hockenson on the final drive.
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