Overview
- Drake Maye went 24-of-31 for 282 yards and two touchdowns and has moved into the reported betting lead for NFL MVP.
- Special teams swung the game with Marcus Jones’ 94-yard punt-return touchdown, Younghoe Koo’s turf-chunked field goal try, and a Gunner Olszewski kickoff fumble recovered by New England.
- Giants rookie Jaxson Dart, returning from a concussion, was sacked twice and hit seven times, later insisting he will not change his physical style of play.
- Patriots coach Mike Vrabel defended the legal sideline hit on Dart and cautioned quarterbacks against lingering in bounds near the boundary.
- Giants edge Abdul Carter was benched to start for the second time in three weeks as New York fell to 2-11 going into its bye, while the 11-2 Patriots use their break to rest injured linemen Will Campbell and Jared Wilson and prepare for Buffalo.