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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Odell Beckham Jr. had dropped a touchdown pass and another pass that could have led to a touchdown after he barely scrambled in time to recover his own fumble off a punt. In other words, against the Dallas Cowboys, he was primed for a prime-time meltdown that would have endangered a full supply of sideline kicking nets.Like most artists, Beckham is something of an odd duck (see that subsequent marriage proposal to the assailed net in October). He lives his football life on the edge, creating magical moments on one possession and threatening to blow up a weeks worth of his teams work on the next.But the New York Giants have been in the pro football business for more than 90 years, and theyve never had an offensive player like him. Never. If youre measuring by physical talent and physical talent alone, Beckham is the best Giant since Lawrence Taylor.So you need to understand this: Just as the franchise put up with Taylors considerable off-the-field downside for a reason (opponents couldnt block him), it will put up with Beckhams on-the-field downside for a reason no less obvious (opponents cant cover him). On Sunday night, when Eli Manning appeared about as comfortable and poised as a bloodied Y.A. Tittle on his knees, the Giants were in desperate need of one transcendent play from someone who plays offense for a living.Beckham made that play in this 10-7 victory, and it might ultimately put the Giants in the postseason for the first time since they won it all five years ago. They beat Dallas on a Sunday night to close out that 2011 regular season and qualify for the tournament, but that was then, and this is most definitely now. Given that Manning and his rookie coach, Ben McAdoo, were looking completely lost in their own building, Beckham was the lone Giant capable of seizing this game.The home teams defense had done all it could against Dak Prescott, the newbie the Giants defeated on opening night in September, back when people thought the Cowboys quarterback was little more than a promising fourth-round pick. Prescott had since won 11 consecutive games, taking Tony Romos job while taking the league by the throat, yet the Giants defense had reduced him to an amateur-hour act for much of this rematch.This is a championship defense, Beckham said.It wasnt going to matter if the Giants couldnt do anything about their 7-3 deficit. Beckham entered MetLife Stadium hellbent on making a difference. He hadnt scored a touchdown in two of his previous three games, including last weeks loss at Pittsburgh, where he seemed to spend a little too much time enjoying Antonio Browns friendship and skills.Then Beckham had a little conversation with the man in his mirror. He said he told himself, You need to wake up. I dont know whats going on with you, but you need to wake up. Youre on autopilot. Youre not out there affecting this game. Youre not really doing anything.The lack of production, Beckham said, eats me up. It just kills me to be able to come out here and not do what youre supposed to be doing. I just had to talk to myself. I talked to the man above and said, Wake me up. Its time to wake up. And sure enough, we came to life.Or at least Beckham did. Late in the third quarter, two plays after Prescott threw a dreadful interception, the receiver lined up wide left at the Giants 39 and ran a quick slant. Manning hit him in stride, and Beckham found a seam and exploded into the clear with Brandon Carr in pursuit. Carr is the cornerback who was burned on Beckhams signature three-fingered catch two years ago, the absurd reception that made the Giant an international star.Beckham loves competing against Carr, the kind of bigger, stronger cornerback who was supposed to give the receiver problems -- at least according to some pre-draft scouting reports. In the race to the end zone, Beckham felt Carr on top of him, running as fast as Ive ever felt somebody chasing me. I had to hit another gear.He hit that gear, pushing his hamstrings to the max. Carr couldnt catch him. Nobody can catch Odell Beckham Jr.Any time he touches the ball, Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins?said, you never know what might happen.Victor Cruz said of his teammates breakaway burst: Its amazing. To have that speed, to catch the ball and turn it on that quickly, its rare, not just in this league but in life.Beckham celebrated his 61-yard touchdown with a Michael Jackson leg kick and moonwalk and then a royal coronation-style wave to the fans. The entertainment was needed in the worst way; the Giants and Cowboys combined to convert a grand total of three third-down chances in 29 attempts.Yes, this game was awfully tough on the eyes. The Cowboys might have left the building with reason to be concerned about a possible playoff matchup with the Giants, who ruined Dallas 13-3 season during their Super Bowl run in 2007, but Prescott will be fine. He had a bad game. Thats all. It happens to the best of em.As a two-time Super Bowl MVP, Manning can attest to that. He deserves the benefit of the doubt, for sure, but hell be 36 next month, and the game isnt coming easily to him or just about anyone else on the Giants offense. (Manning had one pass intercepted on a night when he couldve had three or four picked off.) As hard as it is for a receiver to carry a unit, Beckham might be in that position right now.I want the defense to be sitting there eating candy, Beckham said, untying their shoes, knowing that the offense has the game in control.He knows that cant happen unless he elevates his game again and again. Beckham has 34 touchdowns in 40 career games, and hes averaging nearly 100 receiving yards per game in those three seasons. How much higher can he go? How much better can lucky No. 13 get?At his locker Sunday night, Beckham credited his all-world hamstrings to his mother, an all-American sprinter in college. He said he enjoyed the Cowboys-Giants atmosphere and compared it to an LSU-Alabama game. He said he needed to forget about his thumb injury, forget the drops and start working harder in practice.Beckham didnt blame the refs for anything this time, and he didnt trash an opposing cornerback. 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Theres no room for me.The 31-year-old chuckled a bit, but he was clearly in a reflective mood as he exited pool for what might have been the final time, at least as a top-level competitor.Nothing is set in stone, Grevers said. I really love this sport. Im going to be around it the rest of my life. Im just not positive if Im going to be as competitive as I once was.He was hoping to swim in one more Olympics, but that plan was snuffed out by a third-place finish in the 100 back earlier in the week.Grevers was stunned by the result, knowing he wouldnt get a chance to defend the gold medal he won at the 2012 London Games.But after a couple of days to reflect -- and plenty of love from those around him -- he sounded content with the impact hes made on the sport.The fans have been awesome, very loving, Grevers said. Parents, coaches, friends, teammates, theyve all been supportive and loving. I feel like I couldnt have had a better career. Everyone appreciates who I am, and that probably means more to me than anything.At 6-foot-8, Grevers was one of the most imposing figures on the pool deck. But his llaid-back personality and ever-present smile always made him one of the most approachable figures on the national team.dddddddddddd.He was impressive in the water, as well.Grevers won a silver medal in the 100 back at the 2008 Beijing Games, and followed up with his first individual gold in London. He was a stalwart of the relays, earning a pair of golds in 4x100 medley and another in the 4x100 freestyle relay, to go along with a silver in the 4x100 free relay in 2012.All things being equal, Grevers would have preferred to keep swimming. But he is fully aware of the financial limitations of trying to carry on after missing out on the Olympics.The sport of swimming is unforgiving, he said. Theres not too many ways to make a livelihood in swimming unless youre pretty much on the Olympics team.Grevers and his wife, Annie, are expecting their first child in November.Ive got to think about supporting the growing family, he said. Ill probably still swim, to be honest, but Ive got to start that next step in life, get a real job.Grevers mentioned coaching as a possibility. Commercial real estate is another option.No matter what comes next, he will always be proud of what he did in the pool.Theres always that battle: When do you step away? On top? Where would I feel satisfied? Grevers said. I feel very satisfied. I didnt bomb or anything. I got third. Its a tough sport. But its not a bad spot to maybe separate a little bit.Ill probably keep swimming, he added, but Im not going to put everything into swimming, like I have forever.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '