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Week 16 · Monday 8:15 PM ET · Ford Field

NYGvsDET

Giants offensevsLions defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Giants, 7 for Lions. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

NYG offenseDET offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Lions give up 11.4 targets a game to tight ends (32nd), against a league average of 7.6. Giants' tight ends produce 10.4 (3rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Lions are worst against deep right throws, allowing +1.32 EPA per attempt. Giants send 9% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Pressure problem

Giants take a sack on 8% of dropbacks (25th). Lions get home on 8% (7th). League average is 7%.

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Giants gain 5.4 yards per play (18th). Lions give up 5.6 (21st), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

NYG Giants

18J.J. McCarthyQB · 31/49 · 495 yds · 1 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.2044Cam SkatteboRB · 98 car · 418 yds · 2 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.081Malik NabersWR · 48 rec · 605 yds · 2 TD · 70 tgtEPA per target +0.239Isaiah LikelyTE · 41 rec · 395 yds · 5 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.23 · 23rd8Jevon HollandFree Safety · 30 tackles · 3 INT · 5 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL52Arvell ReeseLeft Inside Linebacker · 55 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD1 INT

DET Lions

16Jared GoffQB · 168/248 · 1964 yds · 15 TD · 1 INTEPA per dropback +0.27 · 6th0Jahmyr GibbsRB · 157 car · 773 yds · 10 TD · 34 recEPA per touch -0.01 · 22nd14Amon-Ra St. BrownWR · 53 rec · 571 yds · 5 TD · 76 tgtEPA per target +0.3187Sam LaPortaTE · 31 rec · 367 yds · 3 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.74 · 2nd97Aidan HutchinsonLeft Defensive End · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL55Derrick BarnesWeakside Linebacker · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD3 sacks
The series · Giants and Lions since 1999, and this season's records11 meetings

The Lions lead the series 7–4 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). They have won the last 4. Nov 23, 2025, at Ford Field: the Lions won 34–27 in overtime. Jared Goff started at quarterback for the Lions and Jameis Winston for the Giants; Dan Campbell and Brian Daboll coached.

Giants at home2–4the Giants' record
In Detroit2–3the Giants' record
Most pointsGiants 28 · Lions 352010 · 2014
Biggest winGiants by 11 · Lions by 212016 · 2014

The last 5

2025 · Wk 12 · OTNYG 27 at DET 34
2022 · Wk 11DET 31 at NYG 18
2019 · Wk 8NYG 26 at DET 31
2017 · Wk 2DET 24 at NYG 10
2016 · Wk 15DET 6 at NYG 17

2026 records

GiantsLions
Overall4–2–15–2
Division1–0–12–0
Conference2–2–14–1
Other conference2–01–1
Home3–14–0
Away1–1–11–2
Last 5WWTLWWLWWW
StreakWon 1Won 3
Points a game23.3 – 23.029.0 – 25.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Giants' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Giants offense against the Lions defenseDepth charts
Lions defense · 4-3 DGiants offense · 3WR 1TE78Thomas76Runyan60Hudson65Mauigoa72Eluemunor9Likely18McCarthy44Skattebo1Nabers17Mooney88Fields93Lacy91Williams54McNeill97Hutchinson55Barnes46Campbell44Rodriguez2Rakestraw4Reed21McCreary32Branch36Clark

Giants offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJ.J. McCarthy#18 · 31/49 · 495 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
  • RBCam Skattebo#44 · 98 car · 418 yds · 2 TD · 11 rec
  • WRMalik Nabers#1 · 48 rec · 605 yds · 2 TD · 70 tgt
  • WRMalachi Fields#88 · 16 rec · 248 yds · 1 TD · 30 tgt
  • WRDarnell Mooney#17 · 9 rec · 113 yds · 0 TD · 22 tgt
  • TEIsaiah Likely#9 · 41 rec · 395 yds · 5 TD · 63 tgt
  • LTAndrew Thomas#78
  • LGJon Runyan#76
  • CBryan Hudson#60
  • RGFrancis Mauigoa#65
  • RTJermaine Eluemunor#72

Lions defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDETyler Lacy#93 · 6 tackles
  • RDTTyleik Williams#91 · 16 tackles
  • LDTAlim McNeill#54 · 14 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEAidan Hutchinson#97 · 20 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDerrick Barnes#55 · 34 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • MLBJack Campbell#46 · 58 tackles
  • SLBMalcolm Rodriguez#44 · 18 tackles · 0.5 sacks
  • RCBEnnis Rakestraw Jr.#2 · 10 tackles · 2 PD
  • LCBD.J. Reed#4 · 41 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBRoger McCreary#21 · 26 tackles · 1 sack · 7 PD
  • SSBrian Branch#32 · 7 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • FSChuck Clark#36 · 43 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NYG offense against DET defense
StatNYG NYG offFavors NYG · Favors DETDET DET def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.01#16
+0.11#30+0.00
Success rate
42%#20
45%#2544%
Yards per play
5.4#18
5.6#215.4
Explosive play rate
9%#20
11%#309%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.05#17
+0.18#29+0.03
Sack rate
8%#25
8%#77%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.08#17
-0.09#12-0.08
Yards per carry
4.0#17
3.9#164.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
43%#12
46%#2741%
Red zone TD rate
67%#11
74%#2861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
147#16
177#27147
TE yards per game
68#5
98#3255
TE targets per game
10.4#3
11.4#327.6
RB receiving yards per game
27#21
23#832
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Giants: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.118% of throws
-0.276% of throws
+0.199% of throws
Short
-0.0332% of throws
+0.3219% of throws
+0.1827% of throws

Lions: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.0318 throws
+1.2918 throws
+1.3224 throws
Short
+0.0079 throws
+0.5645 throws
+0.19101 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.