4 plays that fans loved seeing in the NY Giants takedown of Tennessee

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 11: Linebacker Tae Crowder #48 of the New York Giants celebrates after making a tackle for a loss during the second half against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 11, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

2. Tae Crowder with a vicious hit on Derrick Henry

You do not see this often. Giants Linebacker Tae Crowder lights up Derrick Henry. 😳 #Giants pic.twitter.com/P9VxYUNCTv
— All Out Sports (@AllOutSportsPod) September 11, 2022

I just could not exclude this play from this highlight reel. Wink Martindale coached a hard-hitting physical defense in Baltimore for close to a decade, but I did not expect that hard-hitting style to translate to the Giants so quickly.

Tae Crowder absolutely blows up Derrick Henry on this play, doing exactly what King Henry has been doing to NFL defenders the last half decade. Crowder throws off All-Pro left tackle Taylor Lewan and than lays a shoulder into Henry sending him flying in the air. It is crazy that the 6-1, 235-pound inside linebacker could send the most physical running back in the league who is two inches taller and 12 pounds heavier flying through the air by hitting with just his left shoulder.

How many times have you ever seen a defender send Henry airborne? Not Once! The hit is even crazier in slow motion.

Derrick Henry just experienced what it's usually like being hit by Derrick Henry pic.twitter.com/ImITHAsJEN
— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) September 11, 2022

Crowder, who took over as the Giants No. 1 inside linebacker after the release of Blake Martinez, gives off shades of two hard hitting Hall of Famers with this hit: Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, both of whom Martindale coached in Baltimore.

Sending all world NFL players like Henry flying through the air will keep “Mr. Irrelevant,” who was selected last in the 2020 NFL Draft, in the NFL for a long, long time.

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