


After telling The Post this past week that he feels like he has made significant gains in his “strength, explosion and speed” just within the last few weeks, Wan’Dale Robinson showed it Monday with a 32-yard carry that set up the Giants’ first touchdown, a 25-yard reception that set up their third score and a 32-yard catch that set up the winning field goal in a 24-22 win against the Packers.
Not a bad way to commemorate the difficult road back from the ACL surgery that he underwent just 363 days prior — on Dec. 13, 2002, a date tattooed on his right knee.
Robinson’s first big play was a bit of creativity from offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, who split out quarterback Tommy DeVito wide right on first-and-10.
The direct snap went to Saquon Barkley, who usually runs in those situations but instead gave the zone-read handoff to Robinson.
Robinson averted disaster by gripping a messy exchange and raced down the sideline for the longest gain of his two-year career.
One play later, Barkley scooted untouched into the end zone for the game-tying touchdown.
“The only way I’m going to continue to improve is more and more snaps,” Robinson said this past week, “so the more that I’m out there, the more I’ll continue to feel better.”
The Giants seemed to emphasize featuring Robinson, who had another rush for 4 yards in the first half and a team-high three catches. Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising.
Normally tight-lipped head coach Brian Daboll might have tipped his hand earlier when he said that he is “very encouraged” by Robinson’s progress and he was “healing up even a little bit better” over the last couple weeks compared to where he was earlier in the season.
Robinson made his season debut in Week 3.
Sure, but when would Robinson show it?
Answer: In a game the Giants needed to boost their slim playoff hopes.
“None of us like losing,” Robinson said, “and coming in here so we want to continue to win to make it fun coming into work every day.”

Robinson contorted his body along the sideline to make arguably the best toe-tapping catch by a Giants receiver this season.
To add to the impact of the 11-yard gain, he rushed to his feet and urged the sideline to hurry getting the next play in before it could be reviewed, which might have coincidentally prompted Packers head coach to throw what became a wasted challenge flag.
And that wasn’t even Robinson’s most difficult catch.
The 5-foot-8 receiver played bigger than his size when he skied for a jump ball around two defenders on the back end of a flea-flicker.
He turned on the jets for his last catch in the final minute, getting into field-goal range.