Giants give up touchdown while Tom Coughlin fumbles for challenge flag

It has been that kind of night so far.

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin thought that Indianapolis Colts tight end Coby Fleener bobbled a pass that was ruled a 21-yard catch. So Coughlin sought to challenge it, as is his coaching right.

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Only problem? Coughlin couldn't get his challenge flag out of his sock. Seriously

Meanwhile, the Colts went hurry-up, as teams tend to do when there is a close call that has a chance to be overturned.

Coughlin couldn't rip the red hanky out quickly enough. So Colts quarterback Andrew Luck hit Fleener again for a 36-yard touchdown before Coughlin could get the darned thing out.

Ouch. Although, as NFL head of officials Dean Blandino said, the call likely would have stood.

On Fleener catch call would not have been overturned. He had control and completed catch before going to ground.

— Dean Blandino (@DeanBlandino) November 4, 2014

If that's indeed the case, Coughlin actually saved himself a timeout.

But Coughlin made a nice in-game adjustment on the flag thing. When Fleener caught a pass near the sideline, and it was initially ruled a catch inbounds, Coughlin's flag was out on the field before the ESPN announcers even could finish calling the play, it seemed.

This time Tom Coughlin had the red flag in his picket instead of his sock. Seems like a better idea. #giants

— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) November 4, 2014

That's coaching. Learning from your mistakes.

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