The New York Giants and New York Jets squared off in their annual preseason rivalry game on Friday, Aug. 28.
This year, the game also had elements of a sibling rivalry, as Giants first-round rookie Francis "Sisi" Mauigoa got a chance to face his brother, Jets linebacker Francisco "Kiko" Mauigoa, for the first time in his career.
The younger Mauigoa brother got the better of his older sibling early in the game, getting a key block on the veteran linebacker during a first quarter Tyrone Tracy Jr. touchdown run.
Tracy ran behind Francis Mauigoa on the play, and the right guard was tasked with blocking his brother on the play. The Miami product managed to stonewall his older sibling and driving him to the ground while paving the way for Tracy to get
into the end-zone.
After the play, Mauigoa briefly appeared to bend down and think about helping his brother up. Eventually, he thought better of it.
Mauigoa's block helped him accomplish his main goal against his brother, which he shared with reporters in a media availability ahead of the game.
"Pancake him," Mauigoa said when asked about his hopes for facing off against Kiko and the Jets.
The 21-year-old further elaborated why getting a chance to lay out his brother in an NFL game would be "something special" for him.
"Most of our lives, we've been playing with each other, but now we're playing against each other," Mauigoa said. "It's something new, but it's also what we dreamed for. The NFL is what we dreamed for. To be able to go against him, he knows that I'm gonna bring it."
And Francis Mauigoa made it clear that he would be extra motivated to show up his brother if given the opportunity for one key reason.
"There's gonna be extra juice behind it because I know that if he ever gets something on me, I'd never hear the end of it," Mauigoa said.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Giants' Francis Mauigoa steamrolls big brother, Kiko – just like he promised
