The resurgent New England Patriots on Monday continued their march toward the NFL playoffs with a 33-15 demolition of the New York Giants in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Patriots quarterback Draye Maye threw two touchdowns and finished with 282 passing yards from 24 completions as New England improved to a league-best 11-2 at the top of the American Football Conference East.
The Patriots’ 10th straight victory provided further evidence of the six-time Super Bowl champions’ renaissance under new coach Mike Vrabel, a veteran of the trophy-laden Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era.
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The win leaves the Patriots within touching distance of returning to the post-season after missing out on the playoffs over the past three seasons.
Their remarkable success this season also comes after back-to-back 4-13 campaigns in 2023 and last year.
“We’ve been trying to give these fans something to cheer for and that’s what we’ve done,” Maye said. “Ten in a row and we’ve still got some work left to do.”
“We’ve got great coaches, we believe in this team a lot. I think we can do some things down the road, but we’re taking it one week at a time and looking forward to a bye week,” he said.
New England’s latest win was all but sealed with a dominant first-quarter performance which saw Vrabel’s side motor into a 17-0 lead thanks to a 94-yard punt return touchdown from Marcus Jones followed by a Kayshon Boutte touchdown from Maye’s three-yard pass.
The Patriots were all but out of sight by halftime, with New York’s hopes of a fightback after Darius Slayton’s touchdown slammed shut as New England rattled off 13 unanswered points.
Maye found Kyle Williams for a 33-yard touchdown completion and Andy Borregales slotted two field goals to put New England 30-7 up at half time.
New York grabbed a late consolation touchdown from Devin Singletary in the fourth quarter, before Borregales’ fourth field goal completed the scoring.
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