Make New York Post a Preferred Source There’s a reason that pretzel-wrapped hot dogs are not on nutritionists’ pregame meal suggestions.
Giants running back Cam Skattebo threw up on the sideline during the 24-21 home loss to the Commanders on Thursday after the specialty dish did not sit well with him.
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“I had a pretzel-wrapped hot dog. Didn’t sit right in the stomach,” Skattebo said while shaking his head. “Nothing crazy, got rid of it. Felt good after.”
Each athlete has their own tricks of the trade when it comes to loading up for games, and perhaps the pretzel-wrapped hot dog has served Skattebo well in the past.
Skattebo seemed to indicate that he’s consumed a hot dog prior to a game before, and further noted that Thursday is not the only time a pregame meal has won the battle.
“NFL on Prime Video” sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung revealed early in the second quarter that Skattebo, while sitting on the Giants’ bench, leaned over and “threw up at his feet, onto the turf.”
She said the medical staff tended to him but he soon smiled and laughed before throwing a towel over the mess he created during a scoreless game.
“That’s all part of the fun for Skattebo,” analyst Kirk Herbstreit said.
Retorted play-by-play man Al Michaels: “Just housekeeping as well, right?”
Cam Skattebo on the bench not long after he threw up. @TalkinGiants/X Skattebo, to use common slang, puked and rallied and would have been one of the Giants’ heroes had they not wasted a fourth-quarter lead in a potentially devastating loss.
He rushed for 78 yards and two scores on 18 touches, taking control of the backfield in his return after missing Week 9 due to a hamstring injury.
Skattebo gave the Giants a 7-3 lead with 2:35 left in the first half on a one-yard score, and his 13-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter put Big Blue ahead 14-10.
New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo (44) runs for a touchdown during the third quarter against the Washington Commanders, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Robert Sabo for NY Post He appears to be back as the Giants’ lead back following his Week 6 benching after his fumble cost the Giants a win against these Commanders in Week 5.
The second-year back did appear to potentially make a critical mistake, though, in the fourth quarter when he hesitated to push Jameis Winston on a quarterback sneak on third-and-1 at the Giants’ 11-yard line late in the game while protecting a 24-21 lead.
“Yeah, it sucked,” Skattebo said of the loss that dropped the Giants to 5-3-1. “I felt like we left some points out on the field. I felt like I could have done a little more. At the end of the day, we got to go back into the film room, clean it up. Got a lot of football left.”
