yahoo_victor_cruz2EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — He didn't have the credentials of the other wide receivers on his New York Giants team or any of the long list of credentials that the much ballyhooed targets on their crosstown rivals, the Jets, could boast of. But second-year wide receiver Victor Cruz is now the toast of New York, and Giants fans are liking it spicy hot, especially after a 31-14 win over the Dallas Cowboys sent the Giants into the playoffs.
Out of the four wide receivers on the Giants' two deep, including Hakeem Knicks, Mario Manninghan and Ramses Barden, Cruz is the lowest player on the salary totem pole but is easily providing the most bang for the buck. On Sunday night it was a short pass from quarterback Eli Manning to Cruz that turned into a 74-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
On the play, Cruz split Terence Newman and Gerald Sensabaugh with his speed then went the rest of the field unmolested for the game's first touchdown. Born a stone's throw away from
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