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Double Save for Giants Kicker

Posted Jan 21, 08 2:43 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – The minus-20 wind chill wasn't the only thing freezing Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes on the sidelines after he missed two critical field goals last night in Green Bay. His coach snarled, his teammates kept silent, managers didn't even bother to drape a jacket over his shoulders, writes Greg Doyel of CBS Sports. But Tynes calmly studied his failures and saved the game—and his job—with a 47-yarder.

Doyel traces Tynes' unusual history and above all observes the detail-oriented kicker in the postgame locker room, where he was almost as much of a loner as he was before he turned hero. ESPN's Matt Mosley was watching, too. "I love you Tynesy," he heard an offensive lineman in the locker room call out in passing Tynes. Said Tynes: “You wouldn't have loved me if I'd missed that kick."
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New York Giants' Lawrence Tynes (9) kicks a field goal at the end of the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes (9) celebrates with holder Jeff Feagles after kicking the winning field goal in overtime during the NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers,...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes (9) reacts after making the game-winning field goal in overtime during the NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin, left, celebrates in the locker room with kicker Lawrence Tynes, right, after their 23-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship football game...   (Associated Press)
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