The New York Giants once again watched a late lead slip away, falling 34–27 in overtime to the Detroit Lions.

Quarterback Jameis Winston delivered one of his strongest outings of the season, piling up 366 passing yards with two touchdown throws and even hauling in a scoring pass himself on a gadget play from receiver Gunner Olszewski—dubbed the “Bull’s Eye.”

Despite Winston’s explosive afternoon, the Giants couldn’t hold on. Detroit erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to knot the game at 27, then walked it off in overtime when Jahmyr Gibbs broke loose for a 69-yard touchdown.

Making his second start in place of rookie Jaxson Dart (concussion), Winston finished 18-of-36 and averaged an impressive 20.3 yards per completion. He repeatedly connected on chunk plays, including gains of 40 yards to Wan’Dale Robinson, 39 to tight end Theo Johnson, 42 to running back Tyrone Tracy Jr., 30 to Isaiah Hodgins, and 23 to Darius Slayton.

New York’s ground game added 122 yards on 39 attempts (3.1 per carry), helping the offense reach a season-high 517 total yards and 6.7 yards per snap. But those numbers were overshadowed by another breakdown from the run defense, which surrendered 237 yards on just 20 carries to Gibbs and David Montgomery. Gibbs alone ripped off three long runs that accounted for 167 of those yards, including the decisive overtime score.

The Giants opened the game with some trickery—a first-quarter flea-flicker in which Winston flipped to Devin Singletary, who tossed it back to the quarterback before he fired a 39-yard touchdown to Robinson. Later, Olszewski hit Winston for a fourth-quarter touchdown on the “Bull’s Eye,” giving New York its final points and a temporary 27-17 cushion.

Robinson set a new personal best with 156 receiving yards, topping his previous high of 142 from Week 2 against Dallas.

On defense, rookie interior lineman Darius Alexander recorded both of the Giants’ sacks on Jared Goff. Safety Jevon Holland added the team’s first interception in five weeks, setting up a touchdown drive.

Still, the inability to contain Detroit’s rushing attack proved fatal. The Lions averaged an eye-popping 11.9 yards per carry.

With their tenth loss, the Giants have now endured three straight seasons with double-digit defeats and are officially out of playoff contention. The franchise has managed only one winning campaign in the 2020s and hasn’t posted a road victory since Week 5 of 2024, a 29–20 win in Seattle on October 6.

New York will try to halt its six-game skid next Monday night when it travels to Foxborough for a matchup with the New England Patriots—its first game this season against a team with ten wins and its first meeting with second-year quarterback Drake Maye. The Giants have a bye week following that contest.