Giants Get Burried by Lions in Trap Game

LIONS 31 - GIANTS 18

Welp, chalk it up as the proverbial trap game. With a huge NFC East match-up against the Dallas Cowboys awaiting them on Thursday, the Giants had no answer for the Detroit Lions, who pulled out a convincing upset 31-18 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

While Daniel Jones threw for 341 yards, he did toss two costly interceptions, while Saquon Barkley was totally bottled up by Detroit's defense, which held the Pro Bowler to just 22 yards on 15 carries.
The loss drops Big Blue to 7-3 overall, and drops New York out of second place as the Cowboys alienated the Vikings later on Sunday afternoon.

The Lions have now won three in a row, and find themselves suddenly in the wild card race in the NFC.

With the Giants leading 6-3 in the second quarter, Daniel Jones' pass for Darius Slayton was picked off by rookie Aiden Hutchinson at the Giants' own 18-yard line. Four plays later the Lions hit pay-dirt when Jamaal Williams scored on a four-yard scamper to put the Lions up 10-6. They would never look back.

Just before halftime, Lions quarterback Jared Goff connected with Amon-Ra St. Brown on a 32-yard completion that moved the football to the Giants' 28. Five plays later Williams was in the end zone again on a one-yard plunge to put the Lions up by a shocking score of 17-6 at the break.

The Giants did cut the Lions lead in half at 24-12, and had a shot to get back in the game early in the fourth quarter, but Jones' completion to Isaiah Hodgins resulted in a fumble. The Lions quickly pounded it in for the touchdown four plays later, blowing the game wide open at 31-12.

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