Sterling Shepard Puts Giants Ahead with Clutch Touchdown (Video)

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Sterling Shepard has bounced back from a mini-slump, and he’s been a consistent performer for this offense recently.

Coming out of Oklahoma, New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard looked like a sure thing. After he caught a touchdown in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, roasted the New Orleans Saints with 117 receiving yards in Week 2, and put up a 5/73/1 line in Week 3 against the Washington Redskins, his status as a sure-fire starting receiver was set.

Shepard is playing great football in November after a brief slump, as he has now scored a touchdown in each of his past three games. Hist third-quarter grab in Week 11 was both clutch and a thing of beauty:

His latest touchdown came in a tight matchup against the Chicago Bears to give the Giants a 22-16 lead. Shepard was wide-open over the middle of the field thanks to a well-designed play that confused the players at the heart of the Bears defense. They did not know who to pick-up in coverage and they unwisely let Shepard find the hole in the seam for an easy red zone score on third-and-6. Talk about a clutch play after the Giants trailed early.

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Meanwhile, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was mostly relied on Zach Miller and Cameron Meredith with Alshon Jeffery suspended for PED usage. So you can see that Eli had a much better array of weapons at his disposal to pick up touchdowns like this one.