DETROIT — Jahmyr Gibbs to the rescue.

Gibbs ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the first snap of overtime and had a career-high 264 yards from scrimmage along with three scores, lifting the Detroit Lions to a much-needed 34-27 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.

“He bailed us out in a big way,” Detroit coach Dan Campbell said.

Giants interim coach Mike Kafka helped, too.

Kafka went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 6 with his slumping team leading by three points, instead of kicking a short field goal that would have forced Detroit to score a touchdown. Winston threw an incomplete pass to Theo Johnson to end a 14-play, 86-yard drive that took nearly seven minutes off the clock.

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

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