Giants' Cam Skattebo arrives in 'Iron Man' helmet, pukes from pretzel dog, scores 2 TDs - USA Today
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Halloween was a couple of weeks ago, but New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo felt it necessary to show up in costume for his team's "Thursday Night Football" bout against the Washington Commanders.
The second-year pro arrived at MetLife Stadium wearing an "Iron Man" helmet.
Skattebo had the visor flipped up while meeting fans and snapping a few selfies on the way in. Other than the accessory, he was dressed in a casual black sweater and gray sweatpants. He racked up 60 yards from scrimmage in the first quarter of the game.
Prime Video sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung reported that Skattebo vomited on the bench and was checked out by the team's training staff but was "fine." Skattebo later told reporters he ate a pretzel-wrapped hot dog before the game and it "didn't sit right in my stomach."
"Nothing crazy. Got rid of it, felt good after," Skattebo said.
Skattebo scored the game's first touchdown with 2:35 remaining in the first half to make it 7-3 in favor of New York. In typical Skattebo fashion, he absorbed contact at the line of scrimmage before falling forward and extending the ball over the goal line for the score that capped a 16-play drive that took nearly eight minutes off the clock.
The Arizona State product scored again when he took a 13-yard pitch to the house through a clear running lane thanks to some solid blocking from his offensive line.
As the fourth quarter started, Skattebo found the sky camera and stared directly into it.
Skattebo missed the Giants' most recent game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a hamstring injury. He'd been recovering during the team's Week 8 bye after suffering the injury in overtime of a win over the Houston Texans the week prior.
The hard-running tailback entered Thursday with two touchdowns on the season and was averaging 4.3 yards per carry in a Giants backfield that also includes Devin Singletary and Tyrone Tracy, who is currently injured.
The Giants ultimately lost 24-21 and Skattebo finished with 78 rushing yards on 18 carries and 44 receiving yards with 4 catches.
"We've got to go in the next five, six games not wanting to lose," Skattebo said. "We've got to win the football games. I'm not too worry about it. They got us this time. But we've got the rest of the division to handle and we'll let it work itself out."
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