The New York Giants entered Monday night looking for a spark. Instead, they ran straight into one of the AFC’s hottest teams and another long, frustrating night ended with a 33–15 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium.

New England scored the first 30 points of the game, capitalizing on sharp quarterback play from Drake Maye, a 94-yard punt-return touchdown, and a defense that put Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart under pressure from the opening drive. By the time New York found the end zone early in the fourth quarter, the Patriots had already built a cushion too wide to threaten.

The Patriots improved to 10-2, strengthening their hold atop the AFC East. The Giants, meanwhile, fell to 2-11 and 0-7 on the road.

“Today wasn’t our best effort,” said interim head coach Mike Kafk

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