Week Twelve: New York Giants (2-9) @ Detroit Lions (6-4)

[MichiganCardinal]

          vs.          

Setting: 11/23/2025 1:00pm on FOX

Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

Weather: Climate Controlled

Opening Spread: Lions -10.5

All-Time Series Record: Lions lead, 25-21-1

Last Meeting: 11/20/2022, Lions won 31-18

 

New York Giants (2-9)

Interim Head Coach: Mike Kafka (1st Season: 0-1)

Projected Starting QB: Jaxson Dart (1st Season: 2-5) or Jameis Winston (11th Season: 36-52)

Last Week: 27-20 L vs. Green Bay Packers (6-3-1)

Looking Ahead to Week #13: Monday Night @ New England Patriots (9-2)

 

Your Detroit Lions (6-4)

Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 45-32-1)

Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 87-56-1)

Last Game: 16-9 L @ Philadelphia Eagles (8-2)

Looking Ahead to Week #13: Thanksgiving vs. Green Bay Packers (6-3-1)

 

Elsewhere in the NFL

Primetime: Bills @ Texans (TNF), Buccaneers @ Rams (SNF), Panthers @ 49ers (MNF)

1:00pm: Jets @ Ravens, Steelers @ Bears, Patriots @ Bengals, Vikings @ Packers, Colts @ Chiefs, Seahawks @ Titans

4:05/4:25pm: Jaguars @ Cardinals, Browns @ Raiders, Eagles @ Cowboys, Falcons @ Saints

BYE: Broncos, Dolphins, Chargers, and Commanders

[Shinzaki]

A must win game

[lordstanley]

Must win!

The Lions will win comfortably, but don't let that fool us that the issues are fixed. Let's just get out of this game without more injuries to get ready for Green Bay four days later. 

[Sports_Freak]

The Lions aren't in the playoff picture now. But after a loss we come back strong. We're going to smoke the Giants...

[sagnam]

3 hours ago, lordstanley said:

Must win!

The Lions will win comfortably, but don't let that fool us that the issues are fixed. Let's just get out of this game without more injuries to get ready for Green Bay four days later. 

The Giants DL is actually better than the Eagles. This could be trickier than it looks on paper.

[number20]

1 hour ago, sagnam said:

The Giants DL is actually better than the Eagles. This could be trickier than it looks on paper.

They also beat the Eagles. And the Chargers. And nearly beat the Broncos. And gave the Packers and Bears fits

[lordstanley]

So the expectation is that Jaxson Dart will be ready to start by Sunday, correct?

[MichiganCardinal]

28 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

So the expectation is that Jaxson Dart will be ready to start by Sunday, correct?

That’s what the coaching staff is saying, but it’s the doctors who get the final say on concussions.

[MichiganCardinal]

I liked it more when we won 10 in a row, but I'll forgive them if we can win just four in a row in January and February

[lordstanley]

2 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I liked it more when we won 10 in a row, but I'll forgive them if we can win just four in a row in January and February

These four losses could be gifts. They provide the Lions’ coaching staff with insight into the team’s vulnerabilities and how opponents have been able to exploit that. And instead of being forced into halftime adjustments, they have 7 games in the next 2 months to crack the case before the playoffs start. Now, with that being said, no more gifts please! Especially not until the Rams game at the earliest 
 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[lordstanley]

 

[Jason_R]

Yeah bad news. 

[number20]

Back is probably the worst spot for a tight end or OLineman to injure. Let’s hope it doesn’t linger for his career

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, number20 said:

Back is probably the worst spot for a tight end or OLineman to injure. Let’s hope it doesn’t linger for his career

If it's 'just' a process fracture, the recovery prognosis from that is about as good as anything could be. IF

[Sports_Freak]

 

[Sports_Freak]

Our OL health is...questionable. 😵😵

[lordstanley]

20 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Our OL health is...questionable. 😵😵

We should submit a Detroit Lions Confidence Report of each poster prior to each game. I'm higher than Questionable, but less than Full. 

[Sports_Freak]

7 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

We should submit a Detroit Lions Confidence Report of each poster prior to each game. I'm higher than Questionable, but less than Full. 

My shoulder is finally almost better but now I wiped out and really hurt my knee. This season is a bust! 😌😌

[sagnam]

LaPorta being out for the season is a pretty big deal. He can block and in the safety blanket.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

LaPorta being out is significant to this offense in both pass catching and pass blocking for Goff. I think Goff lost a security blanket over the middle and a reliable 6th blocker up on the line. This team believes in the next man up mentality, so hopefully Brock Wright can step right in and not experience too big a dropoff.

[Tigeraholic1]

10 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

LaPorta being out is significant to this offense in both pass catching and pass blocking for Goff. I think Goff lost a security blanket over the middle and a reliable 6th blocker up on the line. This team believes in the next man up mentality, so hopefully Brock Wright can step right in and not experience too big a dropoff.

Brock does a good job but we now have zero depth and are forced to depend on Ross Dwelly.

[MichiganCardinal]

Pretty bummed about losing LaPorta. The offensive output is probably replaceable amongst weapons, but with how hurt the offensive line is, he was invaluable as a 6th blocker.

Brock Wright is not having a good year. I wouldn’t be shocked to see TeSlaa take some of LaPorta’s snaps, both as a blocker and as a big bodied pass catcher.

[Jason_R]

Holmes should have traded for a TE. Moran.