Indeed, Thibodeaux was crying when it ended, after the first sack of his NFL career ended it, a strip sack of Lamar Jackson that bounced into the hands of Leonard Williams. After he was every bit the closer that Lawrence Taylor and Michael Strahan were when they would emphatically answer the prayers of loud and proud Giants fans willing their team home.
«This is what they pay me to be here for,» Thibodeaux said.
He had knelt at midfield after Giants 24, Ravens 20.
«I just came to the middle, I had to pray just because God did bless me and I continue to be blessed, and now that I can really make it happen, I couldn't be any more thankful,» Thibodeaux told The Post on his way out of the locker room.
Someone had asked at his locker: «Did you cry?»
Thibodeaux said: «Yeah I really cried. Seriously.»
Someone asked «Do you cry a lot?»
Thibodeaux chuckled and said: «You know, yeah, I mean yeah. Cool guys cry.»