Whether it was the simple act of beating the Bengals, or the fact the Giants are 6-3 with a favorable schedule in front of them, Odell Beckham Jr. was feeling Super last night.
As in, he’s thinking his team is going to the Super Bowl.
Via Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, Beckham said during his postgame appearance on ESPN that there was a confidence about his team.
“We’re really looking forward to Feb. 5 in Houston,” Beckham said. “That’s the goal obviously. I probably said that the past two or three years since I’ve been in the league. I feel real confident in this team. This defense is a Super Bowl defense. This is a playoff defense. The offense, we’re working to get better each and every day.”
Of course, the Giants have some Super Bowl tradition, even if Beckham himself has never been to the playoffs. In fact, no one who joined the team in the last four seasons has been to the playoffs as a Giant, so you can pardon them for feeling a little optimistic.
But they’ve won four in a row now, and have upcoming games against the struggling Bears and Browns, which could position them for the final month of the season with a good shot at catching the Cowboys for the division title and possibly more.