"It feels good," he said. "It gives you a chip on your shoulder to make you come and play even harder and just strive in the moment."

But Jenkins, who is playing on a winning team for the first time in his career, can't say if playing in high-profile games has increased his exposure – for a very good reason.

"Honestly, I don't know because I have never been in this situation," he said. "But the longer you play, the more eyes you get and you just have to stay focused and continue to play."

The players, who filled out their Pro Bowl ballots today, must notice that Jenkins is a shutdown corner who can make a game a miserable exercise for any receiver.

"I mean, they know," Jenkins said. "I am sure they know. They have known, it is just who put it out there and how they put it out there. Like I said, just continue to play football and don't worry about who is number one, who is number five, who is number 25. Just play Jackrabbit football.

"(Making the Pro Bowl) would mean a lot, but I am not trying to make it to the Pro Bowl. I am trying to make it somewhere else. It would be special, though."

That somewhere else is the postseason. Although the final three games will decide the Giants' fate, Jenkins knows that being on the verge of clinching a postseason berth at 9-4 is a "big difference" than playing out the string at 4-9.

"When you are 9-4, you have something to lose," Jenkins said, "and when you are 4-9, you don't. You take a lot of chances and you need a lot of plays. Here, you can just play within the scheme, play for your teammates, and hopefully bring the energy."

The entire defense has done just that. The Cowboys entered the game Sunday with an 11-game winning streak and with an offense that was ranked fourth in the NFL in yards-per-game and fifth in scoring. They left with seven points, 260 yards, 13 first downs, and one successful third-down conversion in 15 tries.

"I have been saying it since I got here, we can be as special as we want to be." Jenkins said. "We just have to continue to come out and work and play within the defense.

"There is always room for improvement. I think we can get a lot better just as far as small things, such as giving up a couple plays here, a couple plays there and just keep improving, man."