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President Donald Trump was critical of the New York Giants after the team decided to play aggressively late in the game up three points against the Detroit Lions instead of kicking a field goal to extend their lead to six points.
Instead, Giants quarterback Jameis Winston fumbled and overthrew tight end Theo Johnson. The Lions marched down the field after the turnover on downs and kicked the game-tying field goal. Detroit eventually won the game 34–27 in overtime thanks to a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown.
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President Donald Trump and Chelsea chariman Todd Boehly during the trophy presentation after the final of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters via Imagn Images)
Trump appeared to echo the sentiments expressed by Malik Nabers, who was also critical of the play but deleted his post on X.
“Why Didn’t the New York Football Giants (NFL) Kick That Field Goal???” the president wrote on Truth Social on Monday. “Who would have done something like that? It was a WON! I got to see the end of the game and when they went for the touchdown instead of the 3, I thought, ‘That’s weird!!!'”
Nabers expressed his frustration moments after the game. The second-year wide receiver has been out since September with a torn ACL.
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New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka looks on during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Nov. 23, 2025. (Lon Horwedel/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?”
Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka defended the play in the postgame press conference.
“We wanted to be aggressive,” he said. “Just thought it was a good time to take points in that situation and go up by two scores. Had a good flow, wanted to go up by two scores.”
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The Giants fell to 2-10 on the year and were eliminated from the playoffs.
