DETROIT — Mike Kafka saw no point in second-guessing himself.

In his second game as the Giants interim coach, Kafka made a bold decision that ended up costing his team.

With 3:07 left against the Lions on Sunday, the Giants were leading 27-24 and had the ball deep in Detroit territory. On third-and-goal from the 2, New York went with a sweep to Devin Singletary, but the Lions wrecked it for a 4-yard loss and called timeout.

The safe decision at that point would have been to kick a field goal, take a 30-24 lead, and force the Lions to score a touchdown to win the game. Kafka decided to go for it, and Jameis Winston threw incomplete to Theo Johnson, ending a 14-play, 86-yard drive with no points.

“We’re trying to win the game, so we want to score as many points as possible,” Kafka said.

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