Maye passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns, and New England becomes the first team to reach 11 wins this season with a 33-15 victory. The Giants (2-11) lose their seventh straight game.
Drake Maye strengthened his MVP candidacy with two touchdown passes, Marcus Jones had a 94-yard punt return for a TD and the New England Patriots became the first NFL team to reach 11 wins this season, beating the New York Giants, 33-15, on Monday night.
It was the 10th consecutive win for the AFC-leading Patriots (11-2), the franchise’s longest streak since winning 10 straight games in 2015. Coach Mike Vrabel also became the third coach since 1970 to have a win streak of 10 or more games in his first season with a team.
Maye completed 24 of 31 passes for 282 yards with no interceptions, as the Patriots go into their late-season bye week having played one of their best games of the season.
The Giants (2-11) lost their seventh straight game and their third in a row since firing former coach Brian Daboll. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart returned after missing two games because of a concussion, but there wasn’t much he could do.
Dart threw a touchdown pass to Darius Slayton and finished 17 of 24 for 139 yards. Devin Singletary added a touchdown run.
Dart played with his usual style in his return. On a second down on the team’s second offensive series, Dart scrambled toward the New York bench and tried to tip-toe up the sideline for extra yards.
It left him open for a clean hit to the midsection from Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss, who sent Dart hard to the turf. The forceful tackle caused a brief shoving match between several players.
