Jameis Winston has play of the year candidate after insane touchdown catch-and-run despite Giants loss

The New York Giants whitethorn person fallen to the Detroit Lions successful overtime, but backmost Jameis Winston is simply a beardown campaigner for Play of the Year, and you’ll ne'er conjecture what helium did.

Winston, the journeyman backmost who has started the past 2 games for New York with rookie Jaxson Dart successful concussion protocol, showcased immoderate Giants trickery connected the opening thrust of the matchup successful Detroit. He received a walk backmost earlier launching a 39-yard touchdown to Wan’Dale Robinson to get connected the committee first.

But that wasn’t adjacent the champion instrumentality play called by interim caput manager Mike Kafka, arsenic the 4th fourth saw a play wherever Winston scored a 33-yard touchdown of his own, and helium needed to amusement disconnected immoderate awesome jukes successful the process.

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Jameis Winston of the New York Giants scores runs for a 4th fourth touchdown against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field connected Nov. 23, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

The play occurred with 12:16 near successful the 4th quarter, erstwhile Gunner Olszewski took the shot from Winston, who started a tally down the near sideline. Olszewski was looking his way, but helium didn’t instantly propulsion it. He had to hold earlier throwing a onslaught to Winston, who had a defender connected him.

But alternatively of conscionable going down, Winston shimmied, threw a stiff-arm, and stayed connected his feet to let himself a walk-in touchdown. It was an unthinkable play for the 31-year-old, arsenic the Giants went chaotic during the touchdown celebration.

At the time, it was a monolithic people for New York, arsenic it gave the squad a 10-point pb implicit the Lions pursuing the other point. Many believed this crippled would beryllium a blowout due to the fact that the Giants had been struggling astatine 2-9 entering the game. 

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But Winston and the Giants’ discourtesy held a 20-17 pb astatine halftime and again aboriginal successful the 4th quarter.

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The aforementioned Robinson finished the crippled with 156 yards connected 9 receptions, portion Theo Johnson (77 yards) and Tyrone Tracy Jr. (68 yards) besides had large games done the air. Winston threw for 366 yards connected 18 completions and besides recovered Isaiah Hodgins for a touchdown drawback successful the archetypal half.

But the Lions’ discourtesy is simply a hard 1 to tame, particularly No. 0 successful the backfield.

Jameis Winston of the New York Giants breaks a tackle from Derrick Barnes #55 of the Detroit Lions to people a touchdown during the 4th fourth astatine Ford Field connected Nov. 23, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

Jahmyr Gibbs was the main crushed for the Giants’ loss, arsenic the Lions’ superstar moving backmost had a whopping 219 yards connected the crushed with 2 agelong touchdown runs, portion hauling successful 11 passes for 45 yards and a people arsenic well. It was a three-touchdown crippled and 264 full yards from scrimmage, and Amon-Ra St. Brown added 149 yards connected 9 grabs with his ain touchdown for Detroit.

The crippled yet went to overtime aft Jake Bates nailed a 59-yard footwear to necktie it astatine 27 apiece with a fewer ticks near successful regulation. Then, Gibbs needed conscionable 1 play to spell 69 yards past the Giants’ defence into the extremity portion to instrumentality the 34-27 lead.

Wan'Dale Robinson celebrates with Jameis Winston of the New York Giants aft Winston scored a 4th fourth touchdown against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field connected November 23, 2025 successful Detroit, Michigan. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

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Winston and the Giants got their ain possession successful overtime, moving the shot into Lions territory, but it was each for naught aft Aidan Hutchinson sacked the backmost connected 4th down to extremity the game.

The Giants fell to 2-10, portion the Lions improved to 7-4, contempt the scare Winston and institution gave them connected Sunday.

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