2017 Week 2 · Mon, Sep 18, 2017 · MetLife Stadium
Detroit LionsWinner
24
at
New York Giants
10
NYG -3 upsetU 42 ✓
Detroit Lions 24–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
22/32, 239 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-8.4 expected points added · +9.7% completion over expected
Passing · DET
15/21, 122 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-0.9 expected points added · +12.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 15/21 | 122 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Theo Riddick | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Dwayne Washington | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 24% | 5.9 |
| Marvin Jones | 1 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 24% | 1.2 |
| Golden Tate | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 19% | 1.8 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14% | -1.0 |
| Kenny Golladay | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -0.7 |
| Darren Fells | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Slay | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrad Davis | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tavon Wilson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 22/32 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Vereen | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Paul Perkins | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | -3.4 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Engram | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 22% | -4.3 |
| Jerell Adams | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3% | 2.6 |
| Odell Beckham | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 16% | 0.1 |
| Shane Vereen | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 9% | -1.6 |
| Sterling Shepard | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 13% | 1.7 |
| Rhett Ellison | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 16% | -0.6 |
| Roger Lewis | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 1.0 |
| Paul Perkins | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Orleans Darkwa | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Munson | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Collins | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Kennard | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Cockrell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eli Apple | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Casillas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -3
- Closing total
- 42
- DET moneyline
- +151
- NYG moneyline
- -167
Giants closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 34 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- MetLife Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 72°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- DET 8 days · NYG 8 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Ben McAdoo