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11/23 15:52 CST Jahmyr Gibbs rescues Lions with long TD run in OT for 34-27 win
over Giants
Jahmyr Gibbs rescues Lions with long TD run in OT for 34-27 win over Giants
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
DETROIT (AP) --- Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of
overtime after Jake Bates matched a career high with a 59-yard field goal in
the final minute of regulation, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 34-27 win over
the New York Giants on Sunday.
New York had a chance to extend the game, but turned it over on downs at the
Detroit 31 when Aidan Hutchinson sacked Jameis Winston.
The Lions (7-4) entered the game out of the playoff picture, trailed by double
digits multiple times and rallied to avoid losing consecutive games for the
first time in more than three years.
They wouldn't have pulled it off without Gibbs, who had a career-high 264 yards
from scrimmage and three scores.
The dual-threat running back had a career-high 219 yards rushing --- the
third-highest total in team history --- and two touchdowns along with 45 yards
receiving and another score.
Filling in for injured rookie Jaxson Dart, Winston had a 33-yard touchdown
reception and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass on trick plays in regulation.
The Giants (2-10) lost their sixth straight game and fifth this season after
leading in the fourth quarter.
In his second game as New York's interim coach, Mike Kafka made a risky
decision late that ended up working in Detroit's favor.
With the Giants leading 27-24, Devin Singletary was stopped for a 4-yard loss
on third-and-goal from the 2. Instead of kicking a short field goal, Kafka went
for it, and Winston's pass to Theo Johnson was incomplete, ending a 14-play,
86-yard drive with no points.
Detroit took advantage. Bates connected on his long field goal with 28 seconds
left, giving Jared Goff another opportunity to put the ball in Gibbs' hands.
Goff was 28 of 42 for 279 yards with two touchdowns: an 11-yard touchdown pass
to Amon-Ra St. Brown and a 3-yard pass to Gibbs in the first half. He had a
deflected pass picked off.
St. Brown had nine catches for 149 yards.
Making his second start for the Giants, Winston was 18 of 36 for 366 yards ---
becoming the first to throw for at least 300 yards against Detroit this season
--- with two touchdowns and an interception.
Wan'Dale Robinson set career highs with nine receptions for 156 yards and had a
12-yard touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Giants one of their three
10-point leads.
The Giants have lost an NFL-high five games after leading in the fourth. Last
month at Denver, they became the first team since at least 1970 to lead by
18-plus points with six minutes remaining and lose in regulation.
Injuries Giants: Dart (concussion) and edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder) each missed a second straight game and CB Paulson Adebo (knee) was out for the fifth game in a row. ... LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (neck) left in the second quarter. Lions: CB Terrion Arnold (concussion) and S Kerby Joseph (knee) were inactive. ... WR/PR Kalif Raymond (ankle) was injured in the third quarter and didn't return.
Up next Giants: At New England on Monday, Dec. 1. Lions: Host Green Bay on Thanksgiving Day. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL
Injuries Giants: Dart (concussion) and edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder) each missed a second straight game and CB Paulson Adebo (knee) was out for the fifth game in a row. ... LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (neck) left in the second quarter. Lions: CB Terrion Arnold (concussion) and S Kerby Joseph (knee) were inactive. ... WR/PR Kalif Raymond (ankle) was injured in the third quarter and didn't return.
Up next Giants: At New England on Monday, Dec. 1. Lions: Host Green Bay on Thanksgiving Day. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL
