Saints 42, Lions 21, and it was not that close. Tyler Shough was steady for Saints — 16/21, 344 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT. Jordyn Tyson moved the ball for Saints — 5 catches, 143 yards, 2 TD. Total yards: Saints 448, Lions 263.

Jaylen Rivers: "This was a track meet masquerading as football—New York put up 51 and still lost because Detroit's offense was equally unstoppable at 571 yards, and when both teams can move the ball like that, the one with the ball last wins. Gibbs and the Lions' entire system was just too clean." Elise Carter: "Jaxson Dart just threw 6 touchdown passes and 420 yards and lost anyway—that's not a moral victory, that's a cautionary tale about what happens when you gift the other team 4 turnovers in a game this wide open."

The Giants beat Detroit 51-44 in a passing showcase where efficiency tilted the outcome more than volume. Jaxson Dart was 23 of 29 for 420 yards and 6 touchdowns, while Malik Nabers caught 7 passes for 154 yards and 4 of those scores, and the Giants' pass rush collected 4 sacks to Detroit's none. The Lions outgained New York 571 to 480 and Jared Goff moved the ball through the air for 254 yards and 3 scores, but 3 giveaways and 4 turnovers by the Giants nearly mattered less than who protected better and who made their throws count. Both teams abandoned the run—Detroit called 42 pass plays to 7 runs—and the team that converted more of them won.

Lions kept it respectable. Jets still won by 13. Cade Klubnik threw for Jets — 26/39, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Kenyon Sadiq did the catching for Jets — 7 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD. Total yards: Jets 419, Lions 247.

Daniel Keller: "Detroit abandoned the run entirely—9 carries to 38 pass attempts—and paid for it when Nick Singleton rushed for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns; McCarthy's 309 yards and 2 interceptions couldn't keep up with a ground game that simply overpowered them." Priya Sable: "Detroit's ground game evaporated—44 rushing yards total—and that gutted them against a team that had nothing to lose; the Lions are in the playoffs already at 9-5, but games like this are where playoff teams get exposed, and Tennessee just showed the whole league exactly how to beat them."

Tennessee beat Detroit 38 to 21 behind Nick Singleton's dominance on the ground, where the Titans racked up 198 rushing yards to Detroit's 44. Singleton accounted for 3 rushing touchdowns and added 2 more through the air, while J.J. McCarthy threw for 309 yards and 2 touchdowns but also turned the ball over twice. Detroit's passing attack outgained Tennessee 323 to 144 yards, but that wasn't enough to overcome being smothered at the line of scrimmage and settling for 9 rushing attempts all game.

Lions beat the Packers 42-35 in a shootout where J.J. McCarthy outdueled Jordan Love down the stretch. McCarthy finished 19 of 26 for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns, the best game of his season, while Love went 19 of 36 for 372 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception on a night when the Packers moved the ball for 499 total yards but couldn't finish. Green Bay got 122 receiving yards and 1 touchdown from Matthew Golden and dominated on the ground with 127 rushing yards to Detroit's 44, yet the turnover margin decided it—Lions with 0 giveaways, Packers with 1. Detroit moves to 7-4 and Green Bay stays at 9-3.

72 points, and Lions had more of them, 40-32. Caleb Williams did the damage for Bears — 28/43, 340 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. J.J. McCarthy did the damage for Lions — 18/26, 314 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Jameson Williams's high-water mark for the year. On the ground: Lions 175, Bears 103.