Malik Nabers just threw Mike Kafka under the bus with brutal now-deleted post

New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers might be out for the season with a torn ACL, but that doesn’t mean he’s not locked in on Sundays.

Big Blue’s latest 34-27 Week 12 overtime loss to the Detroit Lions was more of the same, as the G-Men blew another double-digit lead, resulting in yet another brutal finish. It’s clear interim head coach Mike Kafka has the team playing with a different energy, but if the outcomes stay the same and the losses keep piling up, what difference does it actually make?

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It’s more of the same for the Giants, who are now officially eliminated from playoff contention. While several factors contributed to their loss, there might not have been a more frustrating moment than Kafka’s play-calling down the stretch — specifically their 14-play drive late in the fourth quarter, up three, that resulted in a turnover on downs after a failed fourth-and-goal from Detroit’s six-yard line.

And no one’s reaction will hit harder than Nabers’, who took to social media in a now-deleted post that showed just how big mad he was about the team’s decision-making late in the game. The Athletic’s Dan Duggan didn’t flinch, grabbing a screenshot of the post:

Malik Nabers reacts perfectly to Giants’ Week 12 collapse with now-deleted post

The 22-year-old is just as frustrated as the fans. And it’s hard to fault him. If I’m being honest, the only thing he did wrong here was deleting the post. Own it. Also, it’s 2025. If he thought for a second that it’d go unnoticed, he’s lying to himself.

Kafka’s decision-making at the tail-end of that drive was questionable, to say the least. Instead of pounding the rock, making Detroit burn their timeouts and forcing a tighter situation, he opted to throw — resulting in an incompletion and a clock stoppage.

That ultimately did them more harm than good, allowing Jared Goff and The Pride’s offense to hit the game-tying field goal to send it to OT, rather than forcing them to punch it in to win.

That said, it works both ways. Had Kafka taken the points and Detroit still scored a touchdown to win it by one, we’d all be pointing the finger and wondering why he didn’t stay aggressive. It’s a double-edged sword.

Nabers’ social media rant isn’t a great look for Kafka’s future head coaching hopes. The post read like it came from someone who isn’t too worried about repercussions — probably because he knows decisions like that are exactly what could keep Kafka from getting the job full-time.

Still, the late-game collapses need to stop. Clearly, Nabers is just as fed up watching the same thing every week as everyone else. You know it's bad when even the players are fed up with watching this team.