Can Big Blue finally win another game in prime time?

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Giants coach Brian Daboll joked he had 141 new and unread text messages on his cell phone just minutes after Sunday's upset victory over the Seahawks. The media wanted to know if one was from Malik Nabers , and unfortunately we still don't have an answer to that.

Meanwhile, another rookie put on quite the show in his first career start in Seattle as Tyrone Tracy Jr. rushed for 129 yards, flashing signs of brilliance with toughness and grit . He also showed explosiveness, and may have taken at least two runs - he had four of more than 10 yards - to the house had the Seahawks not had a safety playing over the top.

So I asked Tracy the same text message question we hit Daboll with - his answer: about 75.

The follow-up: who sent the message that surprised him the most?

"I got one from Tiki Barber, which was really cool," Tracy said.

When I told Tracy that Barber called the Giants-Seahawks game for CBS with fellow analyst Jason McCourty, play by play man Andrew Catalon - a lifelong Giants fan, by the way - and sideline reporter AJ Ross, that nugget upped the ante. Why? Because Tracy realized Barber was not just blowing smoke - he had literally watched every play of his breakout game against the Seahawks.

The Giants (2-3) are set to host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night as 3.5-point underdogs, and no, that's not a mistake - Joe Burrow and the Bengals are 1-4. Tracy is expected to still play a big role even with leading rusher Devin Singletary expected to return from the groin injury that sidelined him last week.

The Giants have won just once in 15 games in prime time with Daniel Jones as quarterback. They'll face the Bengals seeking to reverse the trend.

Four Downs with ... TE Theo Johnson

This is our weekly four-part Q&A with Giants players and coaches hitting on a variety of topics. This week's subject: rookie tight end Theo Johnson , who - like Tyrone Tracy - had his breakout game against the Seahawks. He caught all five of his targets for 48 yards, opening up the middle of the field for Daniel Jones and adding another dimension to the offense with Malik Nabers sidelined.

AS: What's your first football memory?

TJ: I remember my first year playing (Cambridge Minors, 2008), my first practice (at age 7), but the biggest memory, the first championship game, I was playing offensive guard and safety. Crazy combo. I was the biggest kid on the team, but I was also the fastest kid. They had a really good running back on their team, he breaks free, and I had to chase him down. I just grazed his foot, dove for him and he ended up scoring. And that's funny because that memory popped up in my head as I was chasing down the Dallas cornerback last week. I caught him this time.

AS: What's more satisfying: catching a touchdown or getting a pancake block in the run game?

TJ: You know, as I've grown as a tight end, especially when you're not featured as much in the pass game, you tend to take a little more pride in the run game. It's tough because there's nothing better than as a blocker, putting someone on their back. At the same time, there's nothing better than springing free for a big catch downfield and making things happen.

AS: When you fell in love with this sport, which players did you idolize?

TJ: When I was younger, I loved watching Gronk. Even though I played receiver up until college, I remember - in high school - I wanted to wear an elbow brace because Gronk wore one and I had no clue that I had to have an injury to wear one. I thought it was so cool, I really looked up to him a lot. Tony G [Gonzalez] was another one, definitely those two guys. I never got to wear one, my mom was like, "You know how much stuff would have to happen for you to be able to wear that." [laughs]

AS: With rookies, there can be times when during the season the light goes on. Was that the Seattle game for you?

TJ: There are definitely growing pains, and I feel like this was my cleanest game. Didn't make any mistakes from a mental standpoint. That was a game where I felt I put everything together. Felt good, but the big thing now is to build off of that and continue to get better every week. I feel like I'm in a really good spot right now. I really know the offense, I feel comfortable now. You just have so many different route adjustments to make, and from Week 1 until now, understanding coverages and how DBs look to play them, what I need to be looking for, it's such a difference. A lot of times, you try to make stuff look a certain way in practice, but you can't do it exactly like game day. Now that I have games under my belt, I've seen it, I've experienced it. That's helped me lock into the mental speed of things.

Game day coverage on social media

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