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Big plays made and not made can make all the difference.

Bobby Okereke learned another lesson about this the hard way.

The Giants and Chiefs were tied at 6-6 late in the second quarter last Sunday night when Brian Burns sacked Patrick Mahomes for a 7-yard loss.

The ball came loose and Okereke, a starting inside linebacker, was in the right spot for a scoop-and-score fumble recovery for a touchdown.

It could have been a game-turning moment. It was not.

Okereke got his hands on the ball, but Mahomes, hustling to the max, pursued the play, punched the ball out of the unsuspecting Okereke’s grasp and fell on it at the Kansas City 7

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