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Lions rally to stun Giants, 34-27 in OT, stay in NFL playoff race
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The Detroit Lions do what NFL teams do against the stinky New York Giants: Rally back to win late .
That's exactly what the Lions did Sunday afternoon for a 34-27 overtime win, in an excruciating performance at Ford Field. They used a Jake Bates tying 59-yard field goal to force overtime, then Jahmyr Gibbs raced up the middle untouched for the go-ahead 69-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage in overtime.
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Aidan Hutchinson sacked Jameis Winston on fourth-and-5 in Lions territory to end the game.
The defense stopped the Giants on fourth-and-goal from the 6-yard line, giving the offense the ball back trailing 27-24 with 2:54 left and one timeout. Bates snuck through a 59-yard field goal with 28 seconds left to tie the game.
The Lions (7-4) began Week 12 eighth in the NFC playoff standings , the first team out with seven games remaining.
Sunday was the start of three home games in 12 days for the Lions, including on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day against the Green Bay Packers .
Gibbs had 15 carries for 219 yards and scored three touchdowns as the best player on the field.
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It is the first 200-yard rushing game by a Lion in 28 years and third-most yards ever for a Lions. Barry Sanders had 237 rushing yards in 1994 against Tampa Bay.
The 2-10 Giants, missing their best quarterback ( Jaxson Dart ), running back ( Cam Skattebo ) and receiver ( Malik Nabers ), have now lost six in a row. Winston torched the Lions' defense and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass to put the Giants ahead 27-17 early in the fourth quarter, as the Giants had 10 plays of 20-plus yards, their most since at least 1991.
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jahmyr Gibbs (0) runs the ball during the first half against the New York Giants at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025.
This story will be updated.
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Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com . Follow him on Bluesky , X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Lions rally to stun Giants, 34-27 in OT, stay in NFL playoff race
