Nabers questions Giants' play calls in since-deleted post - ESPN

DETROIT — The Giants tied an NFL record with Sunday's 34-27 overtime loss to the Lions, their fifth defeat this season after leading by double digits.

It apparently left star wide receiver Malik Nabers perplexed with the way it went down.

Nabers, who was not with the Giants as he rehabs a torn ACL he suffered earlier this season, second-guessed some of the team's decisions in a since-deleted tweet.

«Sometimes I think they b makin us lose on purpose,» he wrote. «Cause it's no way, bro you throw the ball instead of running it to make em burn 2 timeouts?? then you dnt kick the field goal?? Then they have to go down and score!!! Football common sense!!! Am I missing something?»

Nabers was talking about a series of play calls and decisions late in regulation. Interim coach Mike Kafka called a running play for Tyrone Tracy Jr. that got the Giants down to the Lions 2-yard line with 3:11 remaining. Quarterback Jameis Winston then threw an incompletion on second down to tight end Theo Johnson, and the Giants lost 4 yards on a third-down run.

Kafka, who has preached aggressiveness since taking over and called two trick plays that resulted in touchdowns in Sunday's loss, elected to go for the touchdown and the two-score lead with a tick under 3 minutes remaining. The Lions forced an incompletion and took over from their own 6 only needing a field goal to send the game to overtime.

Jake Bates eventually hit a 59-yarder to even the score after the fourth-down fail.

«We are desperate for a win,» Winston said after throwing a pair of touchdowns and catching another. «That is one of the things… everyone in the locker room [was saying], let's be desperate for a victory. This is one of the best teams in the NFL. We came here on a mission