Giants-Patriots on Monday Night Football. What We Learned from New England 33-15 win

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Giants-Patriots on Monday Night Football. What We Learned from New England 33-15 win  Patriots win in all three phases. New England took the field with purpose Monday night and jumped all over the   Giants, throwing 10 points on the board via a 12-play scoring drive that ended in a field goal and a 94-yard punt   return touchdown from ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Marcus Jones﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿. A fumble forced by their kickoff unit gave the Patriots the ball deep in   Giants territory, leading to another field goal and a 20-point lead at 27-7, a score difference that would have   stood the test of the remaining game clock.     #patriotsvsgiants #drakemaye #patriots #nygiants #giants #patriotsgiants #patriotsgame #newenglandpatriots   #giantspatriots #newyorkgiants #patriotsschedule #giantsgame #kylewilliams #patsvsgiants   #newyorkgiantsvsnewenglandpatriotsmatchplayerstats #nepatriots #hunterhenry #pats #patsgame #nyg   #wheretowatchnewyorkgiantsvsnewenglandpatriots #wheretowatchnewenglandpatriotsvsnewyorkgiants #giantsfootball   #newenglandpatriotsschedule #giants-patriots #patriotsdepthchart #newengland #giantsvspatriotsprediction   #joeschoen #drakemay #mondaynightfootballnfl #patriotsvsgiantsprediction #giantsschedule #patriotsgiantsgame   #newenglandpatriotsvsnewyorkgiantsmatchplayerstats #patriotsgametoday #patriotsschedule2025   #newyorkgiantsvsnewenglandpatriots #whowonthepatriotsgame #didthepatriotswin #patriotsquarterback   #didthepatriotswinlastnight #patriotsqb #christiangonzalez #patriotsgiantsscore #newenglandpatriotsvsnewyorkgiants   #wheretowatchpatriotsgametoday #patriotsgametonight #we #giantsqb #patsgiants #patriotshighlights #mnftonighttime   #whoplaysmondaynightfootballtonightandwhatchannel #nflmondaynightfootball #whatchannelisthepatriotsgameontonight   #nygiantsschedule #howtowatchpatriotsgametoday #whatchannelismondaynightfootballontonight   #whosplayingmondaynightfootballtonight #mondaynightfootballtonightchannel #giantsgametoday #giantsvs   #whatchannelismondaynightfootball #whatchannelisthepatriotsgameon #kylewilliamspatriots #isdrakemayearookie   #scoreofthepatriotsgame #wheretowatchpatriotsgame #istheremondaynightfootballtonight #whereisnewengland   #giantsquarterback #patriotsfootball #whatchannelisthenflgameontonight #drake.maye #mondaynightfootballwhatchannel   #patriotsstats #nygvsne #whatchannelisthefootballgameontonight #patriotsvs #patriotsnews #mayepatriots   #kingoftheendzonedraftkings #mondaynightfootballgame #giantsstats #rimpactx

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00:00Giants-Patriots on Monday Night Football, what we learn from New England's 33-15 win.

00:10Patriots win in all three phases. New England took the field with purpose Monday night and

00:16jumped all over the Giants, throwing 10 points on the board via a 12-play scoring drive that

00:21ended in a field goal and a 94-yard punt return touchdown from Marcus Jones. A fumble forced by

00:27their kickoff unit gave the Patriots the ball deep in Giants' territory, leading to another field goal

00:33and a 20-point lead at 27-7, a score difference that would have stood the test of the remaining

00:38game clock. New England's defense bottled up Jackson Dart and the rest of the Giants' offense,

00:45forcing two turnovers on downs and four punts before New York's last-ditch drive,

00:49completing the total team victory. Often this season, the Patriots have been the subject of

00:55skepticism because they haven't won many games in impressive fashion. Their first-half display

01:01and the manner in which they finished the game produced an emphatic win in a matchup many saw

01:05as a potential trap. It never came close to being one for Mike Vrabel's team.

01:11Dart still isn't protecting himself. After missing multiple weeks due to a concussion,

01:17the number one priority for Giants fans, and perhaps the Giants themselves, was ensuring Jackson

01:23Dart would be more careful as a ball carrier. It was clear early in Monday night's game that Dart

01:29still doesn't quite know how to do so. His scramble late in the first quarter on second,

01:34and, 13 ended with Dart attempting to tightrope the sideline for extra yards,

01:39leaving him exposed for a legal leveling delivered by Patriots linebacker Christian Ellis,

01:44a hit that sparked a sideline fracas and resulted in a penalty on Giants' teammate Theo Johnson.

01:49Earlier in the quarter, Dart floated around a collapsing pocket in an attempt to buy time

01:55before sliding too late to completely prevent a defender from hitting him, taking another shot

02:00to the upper body, and when scrambling he still didn't avoid contact. A never-say-die attitude is

02:06admirable in the gladiator sport that is football, but for a franchise quarterback,

02:11it's dangerous and an unsustainable approach to what New York hopes will be a long and successful

02:15career for Dart. He makes plays because of his undying determination but needs to understand

02:21sometimes it's better to go down or get out of bounds. New England makes physical statement.

02:27The Patriots seem to take outside skepticism regarding their potential personally and

02:32embrace the Monday night stage as an opportunity to prove their worth, taking the field with purpose

02:37and bringing the fight to the Giants with an especially physical brand of football.

02:41Simply, these Patriots were hitting early and often, starting with Ellis' big hit on Dart and

02:47continuing with a devastating takedown of Gunnar Olszewski, forcing a fumble that helped them build on

02:52their lead. Perhaps most importantly, a Patriots line operating without its full starting 5-1 the

02:59trench battle, helping their typically unreliable running game break 100 yards on the ground with a

03:04similarly physical and explosive style that balanced their productive offense. The last

03:10note is a big win for them, and while the Giants don't represent a true measuring stick for a club

03:15headed to the postseason, it's an encouraging development at the start of December.

03:20Carter's early absence proves how far Giants have to go.

03:24Abdul Carter did not see the field during the first quarter in what coach Mike Kafka said was a

03:29coach's decision, suggesting Carter was being punished for an unspecified infraction that

03:34occurred before Monday night's game kicked off. It was the second such instance in the last three

03:39weeks in which Carter has started the game on the bench and points toward a rookie possibly not yet

03:44grasping the responsibilities of a professional football player in the NFL, which also coincides

03:50with the current state of the Giants franchise. New York came out flat on Monday night and allowed the

03:56Patriots to land multiple haymakers in the first half, taking a commanding 30-7 lead into the break.

04:03By the time they finally woke up, the Giants were staring at a three-score deficit that they managed

04:08to trim to 15 points early in the fourth, far too late to mount a serious comeback attempt on the road

04:13against a 10-win team. The Giants will enter 2026 in search of yet another new coach, hopefully,

04:21they find one that can establish a culture of accountability, preparation and professionalism

04:26similar to the one that has propelled the team that inhabited the opposite sideline Monday night.

04:31Jones is heading toward postseason honors. If Marcus Jones was merely spending his game days as a slot

04:38corner, he'd be having a quality season. He ranks 14th in coverage grade among all cornerbacks,

04:45for pro football focus, and has made some crucial plays in Patriots' wins, see, Jones' interception

04:51of Josh Allen in Week 5, or his pick-six treatment of Joe Flacco in Week 12.

04:57That wouldn't tell Jones' entire story, though, and Monday night was a reminder of how valuable the

05:02former Bill Belichick draft selection has become for New England in 2025.

05:08Jones' 94-yard punt return touchdown gave the Patriots an early 10-0 lead that felt as if New

05:14England had jumped on the Giants' backs as soon as they exited the Gillette Stadium tunnel.

05:18It was Jones' second punt return touchdown of 2025, moving him into a tie with Titans' rookie

05:24Chameer Dyke in an incredibly tight battle for the lead among all punt returners,

05:29Jacksonville's Parker Washington is also close behind in yards and has as many punt return touchdowns.

05:36The difference, though, is how Jones has played a key role on defense for the AFC East leading

05:41Patriots. He's going to end up with a pro bowl nod and just might earn his second all-pro selection,

05:47too.

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