Overview
- New England improved to 11-2 with a 33-15 win over New York and heads into a bye before hosting the Bills in Week 15, a matchup outlets say could decide the AFC East.
- Drake Maye went 24-of-31 for 282 yards and two touchdowns, strengthening his case as the MVP betting favorite and furthering the Patriots’ AFC credentials.
- Giants rookie Jaxson Dart returned from a concussion, absorbed several big hits, and said he will not change his style, insisting that getting hit is part of the game.
- Linebacker Christian Elliss delivered a forceful but legal sideline hit on Dart that led to a brief brawl and a penalty on TE Theo Johnson, with Mike Vrabel later warning quarterbacks about lingering near the boundary.
- New York’s special teams imploded with a 94-yard punt-return touchdown allowed, a botched Younghoe Koo field-goal attempt, and a Gunner Olszewski kickoff fumble, as benched rookie Abdul Carter highlighted broader accountability concerns at 2-11.