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Malik Nabers, the New York Giants’ sidelined star wide receiver, unleashed on his team in a since-deleted social media post following their overtime loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
Nabers appeared to take issue with the team’s play-calling in the fourth quarter when the team elected to go for it on fourth down by three points. The Giants turned the ball over and the Lions drove down the field to tie the game on a Jake Bates 59-yard field goal.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) looks on before the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium on September 21, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
“Sometimes I think they make us lose on purpose!” he wrote on X. “Cuz no way bro you throw the ball instead of running it to make them burn 2 timeouts?? Then you (not) kick the field goal??? Then they have to go down and score!!! Football common sense!!!! Am I missing something?”
Nabers deleted the post, but not before both NFL media and fans took a screenshot.
That drive saw the Giants go 14 plays for 86 yards without scoring. Jameis Winston’s pass to Theo Johnson in the end zone was incomplete.
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New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers (1) is carted off the field after suffering an injury in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 28, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
Detroit got the ball back and Jared Goff led the team on a 13-play, 53-yard drive. Bates kicked the game-tying field goal. The Giants didn’t have an answer and the game went into overtime.
The Lions ran a play in overtime and scored a touchdown. Goff found Jahmyr Gibbs, who took the ball 69 yards for the touchdown. New York couldn’t match it and the Lions were able to hold on for the 34-27 victory.
Nabers has been out of action since suffering a torn ACL on Sept. 28 in a game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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The Giants are now 2-10 on the year and are officially eliminated from playoff contention.
