Logan Ryan had a big day for the New York Giants, the former Rutgers football standout producing a couple of big plays that were superhero quality in his team’s 25-3 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Ryan had four tackles and two passes defended as the Giants got their first home win of the year and improved to 2-5 on the season. The Panthers fell to 3-3.
And to top it off, Ryan was one of six Giants players featured in a special commemorative comic book produced by Marvel Comics that was issued for the game. The win certainly felt good for the Giants, especially after the criticism they’ve felt the last two weeks following bad losses to the Dallas Cowboys and then the Los Angeles Rams.
The win and wearing a cape felt good for Ryan.
“Yeah, it felt great – it won’t be our last [win]. It felt great – Marvel Day. Got a good comic book, thought that was pretty cool,” Ryan told reporters after the game.
“My kids were obviously excited [that] I’m a superhero. So, you left with a comic book and a win – you can’t get better than that. I thought Marvel Day was awesome. I definitely wanted to win for Marvel Day and I wanted to win for the fans.”
Assemble! 🏈💥 Live from @Giants Marvel Super Hero Day: pic.twitter.com/Zf2v5W9jbS
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) October 24, 2021
The Giants will now play at the Kansas City Chiefs (3-3) next Sunday.
It was a standout defensive performance from the Giants, who limited the Panthers to just 11 first downs and only 172 yards of total offense. The visitors had the ball for just 25:25 of the game and made a single trip to the red zone.
Ryan was a standout cornerback at Rutgers and a multi-year starter who was named First-Team All-Big East and First-Team All-American (Pro Football Weekly) in 2012. He was a third-round pick of the New England Patriots in the 2013 NFL draft.
