Drake Maye leads Patriots to 10th straight win, downs Giants

Foxborough, Mass. – Quarterback drake may Solidified his MVP candidacy, throwing for 282 yards with 2 touchdowns and no interceptions new England Patriots recorded a reassuring win 33-15 on tour New York Giants Monday night.

The Patriots entered their Week 14 win by winning their 10th consecutive game, improving to an NFL-best 11–2, and playing one of their best games of the season.

Mays’ pinpoint accuracy highlighted an outstanding performance, which included a perfect 3-yard toss to receiver kayshon boute At the end of the first quarter and then a 33-yard gem to receiver kyle williams To the left of the end zone.

May entered only second place on Monday Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford In MVP odds, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

This was Mays’ sixth game this season in which he completed at least 75% of his passes while throwing two or more touchdowns, which is tied with Matt Ryan (2016) for the third most such games in a season in NFL history behind Tom Brady (2007). Jared Goff Last season.

Most Amazing Performance: Rookie WR Kyle Williams.

Williams is ranked fifth on the depth chart and entered Monday with four receptions for 110 yards and 1 touchdown, but had a beautiful 33-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter. It was a perfect delivery from Mays to the left side of the end zone that Williams won with a clean release at the line of scrimmage and then tracked the ball over his right shoulder and got his feet in bounds with little margin for error.

turn: linebacker Christian Ellis‘The legendary QB’s bone-shaking hit’ jackson dart At 4:20 of the first quarter – the dart was still in the field of play on the right side – was the tone-setting play and reflected the energy and physicality in which the defense played for most of the game.

Giants T.E. Theo Johnson It was then penalized for unnecessary roughness and the Patriots immediately converted the next possession into a touchdown for a 17–0 lead.

Viewing Trends: How coach Mike Vrabel will handle the upcoming bye week.

Vrabel could potentially give players Wednesday through Sunday off before returning early next week to prepare for the highly anticipated Week 15 home game against the Bills. What makes the convincing nature of the win over the Giants so surprising is that the Patriots had more injury concerns than at any other point in the season. The bye week will allow the Patriots to get healthy.

Biggest hole in the game plan: Finishing in the red zone was still a work in progress as the Patriots’ first drive inside the 20 stalled and they had to settle for a field goal, which also happened in the second quarter. He entered the game ranked in the middle of the NFL in red zone offense, scoring 23 touchdowns on 42 non-knee-down trips (54.7%) inside the 20.

Statistics to know: marcus jones‘ 94-yard punt return touchdown in the first quarter, the longest in Patriots franchise history. Julian Edelman had a 94-yarder against the Dolphins in 2010 Week 17.

Next game: versus buffalo bill (1 p.m. ET, Dec. 14)

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the 2025 Giants, they prove you wrong. It seems like there’s always a new gear they can hit.

The Giants lost badly to the Patriots on the road. It was the kind of result in front of a national audience that would raise questions about whether general manager Joe Schoen is truly safe after the team had already fired coach Brian Daboll and defensive coordinator Shane Bowen. Ownership recently said Schoen is conducting a coaching search.

Interim coach Mike Kafka and defensive coordinator Charlie Bullen weren’t the solution Monday night. Even the return of rookie quarterback Jackson Dart couldn’t save this group.

Dartt, who missed the last two games due to injury, had some moments in his return. But the Giants’ defense and special teams messed up, falling to a 30-7 deficit in the first half, making it a laughing stock.

What is meant by QB performance: Darts returned amid much discussion about finding the right balance between running the ball aggressively and protecting yourself. He did not fare well in the first half as he ran near the sideline and took a hard hit from Ellis.

Later in the contest, Dart went down while running the ball in the second half. Throughout the competition the rookies had their moments during the finale 17-in-24 Throwing for 139 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. He ran four times for 20 yards on his return, But at least he came out healthy.

Turning Point(s): Choose your special teams.

The opening kickoff was returned 39 yards, almost to midfield. Jones returned a fumble 94 yards for a touchdown on the next drive. then the giants had yangho koo A piece of a divot before attempting a field goal and then they failed on the kickoff return… all in the first half! Tough evening for the Giants special teams.

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‘What the hell was that?!’ Danny DeVito can’t believe Youngho Koo’s FG mistake

Danny DeVito reacts to stubbing his toe before being tackled after this field goal attempt by Youngho Koo on “ManningCast”.

Viewing Trends: The Giants allow a passing TD for the 13th consecutive game.

Mays found Bout for a three-yard touchdown with a minute remaining in the first quarter. The catch was made at cornerback Cor’dale FloatThe Giants are now the only team in the league to allow a touchdown pass in every game this season, This is the first time since 1972 that the Giants have allowed a TD pass in each of their first 13 games,

Next game: versus Washington Commanders (1:00 p.m. ET, December 14)