As the Detroit Lions enter Week 12, the formula for beating the New York Giants isn’t complicated, doesn’t require overthinking, and doesn’t hinge on a reinvented November identity. It comes down to leaning on the most explosive player on their roster: Jahmyr Gibbs.
In a game where Detroit can seize even greater control of their NFC playoff trajectory, Gibbs’ dynamism becomes the defining factor in exploiting a Giants defense that has struggled all year to stop the run, despite the individual talent scattered across its front.
Names aren’t the issue for New York. All-Pro Dexter Lawrence, rookie Abdul Carter -- who's already flashing why he went top-five back in April -- and edge threats Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns.