Sometime around 5 o’clock Sunday, the Giants' interim coach was asked if he still had “full confidence’’ in the team's embattled defensive coordinator.

If Brian Daboll, who was fired as the Giants head coach two weeks ago, wasn’t so fiercely protective of his coaching staff and had let Bowen go, he might still be the head coach of the Giants. Bowen should be fired by the Giants on Monday morning as soon as the coaches reconvene at the team facility.

The New York Giants hope that outside linebacker Abdul Carter's supposed nap will become a wake-up call for the touted freshman.

DETROIT — 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.