Patriots make it look too easy in win over lowly Giants

The mark of a good NFL team is their ability to put bad teams away with ease. The New England Patriots made a statement against the New York Giants on Monday night, 33-15.

Drake Maye and the Patriots offense made it look easy from the start.

He found Kayshon Boutte on a 3-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to help take a commanding 17-0 lead. He then dropped an absolute dime to Kyle Williams on a 33-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

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Maye’s touchdowns helped the Patriots take a 30-7 lead into the locker room and New England didn’t look back from there.

The second-year quarterback was 24-of-31 with 282 passing yards and two touchdowns. The Giants’ defense was able to get to him three times. Patriots tight end Hunter Henry led the team with four catches for 73 yards.

Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson had 67 rushing yards on 11 carries.

The Patriots’ defense was able to keep rookie Jaxson Dart at bay for the most part. He was roughed up at points during the game, taking huge hits. He finished 17-of-24 with 139 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Darius Slayton. He added 20 yards on the ground.

The Giants had their share of head-scratching moments during the game.

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Kicker Younghoe Koo, somehow, got caught up in the field as he tried to kick a field goal in the second quarter. The Giants tried to make the most out of it but Jamie Gillan was stopped before he could even think about throwing the football.

Earlier in the game, Dart took a couple of hits from the Patriots defense. First, linebacker Harold Landry III hit Dart near the helmet as he tried to avoid him. There was no penalty flag thrown on the play. On the following drive, Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss trucked Dart as he was running up the sideline. It sparked a brief skirmish and a penalty on Giants tight end Theo Johnson.

New York looked completely out of sync the entire game, underscoring why they are now a 2-11 team. The defense allowed big plays early and often and failed to stop Marcus Jones on a punt return. He returned one to the house 94 yards.

With the win, New England is back on top of the AFC with an 11-2 record and completed a feat not seen since the 1999 Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots are the first team with a 10-game winning streak after losing 13 or more games in the previous season.

The Patriots have a slim lead over the Denver Broncos, who moved to 10-2 on the year after an overtime win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night.

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Eagles fans vandalize coordinator's home with eggs after team gets booed off field at home, police say

The home of Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo was vandalized hours after the team’s 24-15 loss to the Chicago Bears this past Friday.

Patullo’s home in Moorestown, New Jersey, was vandalized with eggs early Saturday morning, according to the Moorestown Police Department. A video surfaced on social media of people appearing to throw eggs at the home.

At first, commenters on the viral video suggested that it was rocks being thrown at the home. However, Moorestown Police told ESPN that it was eggs. An investigation remains ongoing to determine who committed the vandalism.

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Patullo has been under fire from Eagles fans throughout the 2025 season, as the team’s offense has been stale despite their 8-4 record this season.

But, when the Eagles lost at their home stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, on Black Friday, they were booed out of their own stadium after a poor performance on offense.

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The Eagles are ranked 24th in yards per game (304.8), 23rd in passing (196.3) and 22nd in rushing (108.5) through Week 13. They are 19th in scoring with 22.5 points per game.

While Philadelphia’s defense, led by veteran coordinator Vic Fangio, has been playing fantastic all season, head coach Nick Sirianni has consistently been asked about what’s wrong with the offense given the star power all over the depth chart.

It starts with Jalen Hurts, the Super Bowl MVP quarterback from a season ago who hasn’t had the same success this season as he has his lowest QBR since the 2021 season, which is when he became a full-time starter in Philadelphia. However, Hurts has thrown 19 touchdowns to just two interceptions with 2,514 passing yards.

Then, there’s Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 2,005 yards last season to win Offensive Player of the Year. But after averaging 5.8 yards per carry in 2024, he is averaging only 3.7, which would be his lowest output since the 2021 season with the New York Giants. He has only four touchdowns with 740 rushing yards on 198 carries.

Finally, the off-the-field controversies involving star receiver A.J. Brown, who scored twice in the loss to the Bears, have gotten to the point where Sirianni has shown frustration with constant questioning from reporters about what he’s saying at his locker. Brown has been cryptic about his lack of targets, while also roping Barkley in when it was said the All-Pro receiver hasn’t been himself.

The Eagles were an explosive unit under Kellen Moore last season, though he moved on to become the New Orleans Saints head coach this year.

Sirianni said during a conference call with reporters on Monday that Patullo would remain the team’s offensive play caller after evaluating the loss.

The Eagles’ next test will be next Monday when they face the Los Angeles Chargers.

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