If you read the New York Giants media’s take on Day 1 of joint practices with the Detroit Lions, most believed New York—at the very least—hung with the gritty Lions.

But the tone out of New Jersey was a little different for Tuesday’s practice. While things certainly remained high-intensity, it certainly sounds like the Lions may have taken the edge back on Day 2.

Let’s take a closer look at observations from Tuesday’s practice by looking around the Giants webosphere and seeing what they had to say. Before we do that, here’s where you can find some of the local Detroit coverage of practice;

And here are some resources from the Giants perspective:

Lions defense rebounds

It was a bit disheartening to hear that the Lions defensive line struggled on Monday against a Giants improved—but still rebuilding—offensive line. However, it sounds like Detroit’s defensive front bounced back in a decent way.

These tweets were corroborated from Ed Valentine’s observations.

“The Giants’ offensive line was a bit leakier today than on Monday, and there weren’t as many big completions,” Valentine wrote.

By no means was it a dominant day from the Lions defensive line, and a few Giants reporters suggested New York starters had the edge during one-on-ones, but it was a step in the right direction.

The Lions still had their troubles with rookie receiver Malik Nabers, but here’s you can see both a loss and a win from rookie cornerback Terrion Arnold, the latter of which resulted in a big scrum and punches thrown by Kerby Joseph and Nabers:

Lions offense has a productive day, particularly on the ground

Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network called the Lions’ day of offense “quietly efficient,” Essentially, not as many big plays as Monday, but effective nonetheless. That seems to be the general consensus from Giants writers, as well. Take this recap from Nick Falato.

“Ed and I both got to witness the red zone periods and the Giants defense did surrender too many quality plays against Jared Goff, David Montgomery, and Jahmyr Gibbs,” Falato wrote.

Detroit’s running game—which ranked fifth in yardage last year—sounds like it has picked up where it left off.

“The Lions quickly scored in the red zone period and seemed to run the football with ease against the Giants’ first-team defense,” Falato said.

On Monday, Jameson Williams found the end zone at least twice, and coach Dan Campbell was encouraged by his performance.

“We have high standards, but it was good to see, it was definitely good to see,” Campbell said.

Tuesday, he had another nifty play where the Lions got him in space thanks to some pre-snap motion:

Perhaps most importantly, the Lions were able to take care of the ball during all of practice. Per Dan Salomone of Giants.com, the Lions didn’t turn the ball over a single time during team reps of practice.

More kicking struggles

This is not an observation from the Giants’ point of view, but it’s certainly worth including here. Per Colton Pouncy of The Athletic, Jake Bates went just 6-of-9 on Tuesday, although two of those were from 50 yards:

While the Detroit Lions got bad news regarding cornerback Emmanuel Moseley, who reportedly suffered a torn pectoral on Monday, coach Dan Campbell provided several more injury updates that were much more positive.

Beginning with first-round rookie Terrion Arnold, Campbell said the cornerback cleared concussion protocol and will be out there at Day 2 of joint practices with the New York Giants.

The Lions also suffered injuries to starting guard Kevin Zeitler, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, and defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu. While all three will remain out for Tuesday’s practice, Campbell described all three injuries as “minor.”

As for Moseley, Campbell left the door open for the veteran cornerback to come back this year. He also spun the injury in a positive manner, noting that while he’s rehabbing from the pectoral injury, he can use the opportunity to get his legs fully under him after suffering torn ACLs in back-to-back seasons.

“You don’t always see it in the moment, but this could be one of those that helps him get the legs where he needs them to get to by the end of the year,” Campbell said, per MLive. “It’s part of the process. We all love E-man, all the work he puts into it, the top teammate that he is, and he’ll come back from this.”

In addition to these injuries, Campbell also clarified that tight end Sam LaPorta is dealing with a hamstring injury and will remain out on Tuesday. However, it is not considered a serious injury.

A globetrotting Jack White made a hometown pit stop Monday night — and refueled with a blast of Detroit rock energy.

Inside a packed Saint Andrew’s Hall, playing for 1,000 in a show that was announced just last week, White was joined by drummer Patrick Keeler (the Raconteurs), keyboardist Bobby Emmett (the Sights) and longtime friend-bassist Dominic Davis for a raw and special homecoming visit.

Aside from the occasional private gigs he has staged at his Third Man Records store in the Cass Corridor, it was the most intimate Detroit show the ex-White Stripe has performed in years. For the lucky fans on hand — who had quickly snatched up what abruptly became one of the summer’s hottest concert tickets — it was a chance to catch the usual guitar heroics and rock abandon up close and in the face.

“Man, I’ve seen so many shows in this room, but I’ve never really played here,” White said early on.

It was all in the service of “No Name,” White’s sixth and latest solo album, which provided about a third of Monday’s set list alongside music from the White Stripes, Raconteurs and past solo efforts. The album’s summer mini-tour had White and the band in South Korea over the weekend and off to Scandinavia this week. Detroit sat somewhere in the middle of that 10,600-mile trip.

The no-frills Saint Andrew’s visit was in keeping with the organic rollout of the new record, which was surreptitiously released in July when unidentified vinyl copies were slipped into the bags of customers at his Third Man shops in Detroit, Nashville and London. “No Name” got its official digital and physical release two weeks later.

Jack White salutes his 93-year-old mom from onstage in Detroit

Detroit-born rocker Jack White greeted his mother, Teresa Gillis, during his Monday night concert in downtown Detroit.

Friends and family in the Saint Andrew’s balcony Monday included White’s 93-year-old mom, Teresa Gillis, who got an affectionate reception from the crowd when he pointed her out from the stage.  

And White drew knowing laughs when he introduced the Stripes chestnut “Hotel Yorba” by referring to his 2022 concert at the Masonic Temple Theatre, which included an onstage proposal and wedding with Olivia Jean.

“I’ve gotta be careful when I play this song because last time in Detroit I ended up getting married it after it,” he said.

The new “Old Scratch Blues” kicked things off with plenty of room for White’s improv guitar jams, followed by the warm groove of “That’s How I’m Feeling,” with an audience call-and-response that showed fans were well-acquainted with the latest songs.

“That’s my town right there!” White said.

“Archbishop Harold Holmes” and “What’s the Rumpus?” made for a playful pairing of new material late in the regular set, while “It’s Rough on Rats (If You’re Asking)” demonstrated that “No Name” just might be White’s most cohesive, distinct collection of riffs since he embarked on a solo career.

There was a loose, unfettered vibe to the evening, and White appeared to be calling audibles to his bandmates throughout.

“Love Interruption” launched a darker section that had a bare-knuckle cover of the Stooges’ “I Wanna Be Your Dog” sandwiched by the White Stripes’ old Son House tribute “Cannon” for a one-two shot of Michigan menace. (Another local nod would come later, when White unearthed “Keep on Trash” by the late, great Detroit band the Go, with whom he’d done a brief tenure in the late ’90s.)

A reliably hot and gnarled “Ball and Biscuit” closed the regular set, before an encore that featured a pair of Raconteurs numbers (“Steady, as She Goes” and a stellar “Broken Boy Soldier”) and a slide-guitar frenzy to cap the night: The new “Underground” segued smartly into “Seven Nation Army” to send off the evening with a moment of familiar, chant-along Detroit communion.

Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com.