Patriots make it look too easy in win over lowly Giants

The mark of a good NFL club is their ability to put bad teams away with ease The New England Patriots made a message against the New York Giants on Monday night - Drake Maye and the Patriots offense made it look easy from the start He unveiled Kayshon Boutte on a -yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to help take a commanding - lead He then dropped an absolute dime to Kyle Williams on a -yard touchdown pass in the second quarter CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMMaye s touchdowns helped the Patriots take a - lead into the locker room and New England didn t look back from there The second-year quarterback was -of- with passing yards and two touchdowns The Giants defense was able to get to him three times Patriots tight end Hunter Henry led the group with four catches for yards Rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson had rushing yards on carries The Patriots defense was able to keep rookie Jaxson Dart at bay for the the bulk part He was roughed up at points during the event taking huge hits He finished -of- with passing yards and a touchdown pass to Darius Slayton He added yards on the ground The Giants had their share of head-scratching moments during the match YOUNGHOE KOO'S FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT GOES HORRIBLY WRONG AS SPECIAL TEAMS WOES CONTINUE FOR GIANTSKicker 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 the bulk out of it but Jamie Gillan was stopped before he could even think about throwing the football Earlier in the event 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 wholly out of sync the entire tournament underscoring why they are now a - club The defense allowed big plays early and often and failed to stop Marcus Jones on a punt return He returned one to the house yards With the win New England is back on top of the AFC with an - record and completed a feat not seen since the Indianapolis Colts The Patriots are the first club with a -game winning streak after losing or more games in the previous season The Patriots have a slim lead over the Denver Broncos who moved to - on the year after an overtime win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter