DETROIT —Well, what did you expect in the end?

Expecting the Giants to go into Ford Field and upset a heavily favored Lions team in desperate need of a win to keep its playoff hopes intact felt akin to expecting to see your numbers come up in the next Pick-6 drawing.

Expecting the Giants defense to hold off the explosive Detroit offense when it counted in the fourth quarter was folly.

It was never going to happen.

The Giants, as expected, lost 34-27 to the Lions in overtime on Sunday in a positively scintillating 60 minutes of football theater.

The final dagger for the Giants was a 69-yard touchdown run by Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs on the first play of overtime after the Giants won the toss and opted to take the ball second.

The Giants, on their possession, failed to tie the ga

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