By Sunday 
If you wanted chaos, fireworks and a running back absolutely unleashing, then Sunday at Ford Field had everything you ordered and a little extra spice on top. Jahmyr Gibbs didn’t just show up — he detonated.
Let’s walk through this wild one.
A Rocky Start for Detroit
The Lions opened the afternoon looking… well, not like the Lions we’ve gotten used to.
Jameis Winston got New York rolling early, hitting Wan’Dale Robinson for a 39-yard touchdown. Add in a Younghoe Koo 21-yarder, and suddenly Detroit was down 10-0 before fans even finished their hot dogs.
Detroit finally punched back when Jared Goff found Amon-Ra St. Brown on an 11-yard laser to make it 10-7 — but the Giants weren’t done. Winston struck again, this time to Isaiah Hodgins, pushing the lead back to 17-7.
That’s when the Gibbs show began.
Gibbs Starts Cooking
Jahmyr Gibbs snagged a short 3-yard receiving touchdown from Goff to breathe life back into Ford Field. A couple of traded field goals later, Detroit went to the locker room trailing just 20-17 — far better than the scary start.
The third quarter? Nothing but defensive trench warfare.
But the fourth quarter?
Chaos. Pure chaos.
A Trick Play, A Haymaker, and a Detroit Answer
The Giants dialed up some backyard magic: Gunner Olszewski hit Winston on a trick-play pass for a 33-yard touchdown. If you’re keeping score, that’s a wide receiver throwing to his quarterback for the score. Football is weird sometimes.
Giants up 27-17.
Detroit on the ropes.
Then Gibbs said: Nope.
He ripped off a 49-yard sprint to the house, turning Ford Field into a madhouse and cutting the lead to 27-24. And suddenly… we had a ballgame.
Jake Bates Has Ice in His Veins
With just 33 seconds left, Jake Bates — who seems allergic to being normal — stepped up and absolutely hammered a 59-yard field goal to tie it. Cold-blooded stuff.
Overtime awaited.
First Play. First Touch. Game Over.
Detroit got the ball first.
Jahmyr Gibbs touched it.
The rest is poetry.
He knifed through the Giants defense, broke into daylight, and took it 69 yards to the house. Ford Field erupted. Detroit had its first lead of the game, and they chose the perfect moment for it.
The Lions defense slammed the door on New York’s final possession, and that was that — a 34-27 comeback for the books.
A Day for the Stat Sheets (And the Memory Bank)
Gibbs finished with:
- 15 carries, 219 rushing yards
- 2 rushing touchdowns
- 11 catches, 45 yards
- 1 receiving touchdown
That’s not a box score.
That’s a résumé line.
Detroit now turns around quickly and preps for a Thanksgiving showdown with the Packers — and you better believe Gibbs just made himself the name to circle on every scouting report.