DETROIT – Another loss. Another squandered double-digit lead on the road. Another flop by the defense. Another season out of the playoffs.

None of that is OK, so none of what is to follow is to excuse the Giants’ wildly entertaining, but ultimately maddening, 34-27 overtime loss to the Lions on Sunday at Ford Field.

But if these last few games of 2025-26 are to have any meaning, it is to evaluate personnel - prominent among them being interim coach Mike Kafka .

Is he a leading candidate to succeed Brian Daboll on a permanent basis next season? No, not really. Not yet, anyway. Is he an option worth at least considering? Yes, he is.

Sunday presented an interesting case study.

Let’s start with the elephant in the dome – Kafka’s decision to go for a touchdown with a 27-24 lead, 2:5

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