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According to NFL tiebreaker expert Joe Ferreria, this marks the earliest playoff exit for New York since 1976, when the team moved into then-Giants Stadium. Moreover, it also marks the earliest exit from playoff contention in the NFL since 2020.
The New York Giants have had a miserable 2025 season, and as a result, will have the chance to add an elite player early in the 2026 draft.
New York becomes the first team knocked out of postseason contention after a sixth straight loss against the Detroit Lions.
Jameis Winston caught an amazing 33-yard touchdown that extended the New York Giants' lead over the Detroit Lions.
Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime and had a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage along with three scores, lifting the Detroit Lions to a much-needed 34-27 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
The New York Giants fell to the Detroit Lions, 34-27, in overtime of Week 12, and WR Wan'Dale Robinson is the Giants Wire Player of the Game.
The Giants collapsed again, blowing a double-digit fourth-quarter lead in a 34-27 overtime loss to the Lions, tying an NFL record.
Patrick Mahomes willed the Chiefs to a win and Jahmyr Gibbs helped the Lions avoid disaster. Here are the winners and losers from Week 12.