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President Donald Trump was critical of the New York Giants on Monday for their decision to forgo a late field goal that would have put them up six points.
Dart missed the Giants' last two games after being injured in the third quarter of the Week 10 loss at Chicago.
Two days after Donald Trump criticized the Giants for a late-game decision, interim head coach Mike Kafka responded to a question about it.
Ahead of the matchup, members of the New England Patriots On SI staff are predicting what will happen against the Giants. On paper, this game should be an easy win for the Patriots. But the Giants aren't a hard out, even through they've been mathematically eliminated from the postseason.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart cleared concussion protocol on Thursday, setting the stage for him to return Monday night against the Patriots.
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime after Jake Bates matched a career high with a 59-yard field goal in the final minute of regulation, lifting the Detroit Lions to a 34-27 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
The Giants were their own worst enemy against the Lions, but these three plays in particular certainly gave them a chance at the upset.
Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers, out for the season with a torn ACL, ripped interim head coach Mike Kafka — without naming him — after Sunday’s 34-27 overtime loss at the Lions. While watching from home, Nabers didn’t like what he saw from Kafka — who still calls offensive plays — late in the game.
Here's the Giants record on Thanksgiving Day and their results on holidays over the past decade: The Giants have played 15 times on Thanksgiving Day. They have a 5-7-3 record on this day. Thanksgiving has not been easy for them in recent history, as they have lost five consecutive games on the holiday.
New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka tried to brush off the scathing criticism from receiver Malik Nabers last week, in which the injured star receiver questioned some of the coaching decisions made in the Giants’ 34-27 overtime loss to the Detroit Lions before quickly deleting the tweet.