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New York Giants at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2019 Regular season · Week 8 · Ford Field

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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NYGNew York Giants26Away
DETDetroit Lions31Home
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Lions beat Giants 31–26 in 2019 Week 8

The Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 31–26 at home at Ford Field in Week 8 of the 2019 regular season on October 27, 2019. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Lions to 3–3–1 and dropped the Giants to 2–6. It was the Giants’ fourth straight loss. The Giants finished 2019 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Lions finished 2019 at 3–12–1 and missed the playoffs. The Lions’ 31 points were their most in any game of 2019.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 24–10 on September 18, 2017. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 31–18 on November 20, 2022.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Lions lead the series 5–4 after meeting No. 9 since 2000 Full series history

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