They accomplished little on offense, as Saquon Barkley was stuffed, repeatedly, forcing Daniel Jones to fling it in the wind.
Jones went six consecutive games without throwing an interception but that streak came to a crashing end. On defense, they had to absorb the loss of Adoree’ Jackson, their best cornerback, who went down with a knee injury while returning a punt. The special teams’ units were shaky.
At 7-3, the Giants have not lost back-to-back games all season, but they will be undermanned going into a key NFC East matchup. A sack ended a quick three-and-out on the Giants’ first offensive possession and it was instantly clear the Lions were selling out to contain Barkley. There was a quick adjustment and the second series looked much better. Jones went 4 for 4 for 58 yards, rolling out of the pocket to create passing lanes, before easing into the end zone from three yards out to give the Giants a 6-3 lead, with Graham Gano’s extra point deflected wide right.
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