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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Catch 5 CHAPTER 2 Boy with a Dream 9 CHAPTER 3 Super Season 17 CHAPTER 4 Big Heart Big Talent 23 At-a-Glance Map 28 Focus on Odell Beckham Jr 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 THE CATCH On On November 23 2014 the New York Giants hosted the Dallas Cowboys Millions of fans were watching the Sunday Night Football clash But none could have guessed what they were about to see The Giants led 7 3 On the first play of the second quarter Giants quarterback Eli Manning dropped back to pass Beckham’s amazing catch was the talk of the football world for weeks 5
