The New York Giants did not just trail at halftime on Monday Night Football. They hit a franchise gut-check . The New England Patriots walked into the locker room up 30-7, handing the Giants a 23-point halftime deficit that ESPN Insights noted as their second-largest ever on Monday night, trailing only a 25-point hole against the San Francisco 49ers back in 1984.

This came in the franchise’s 76th appearance on MNF, which makes it feel even uglier. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye carved up New York in the first half, completing 16 of 20 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns while drawing MVP chants from the Gillette Stadium crowd. He finished the night 22 of 28 for 271 yards and those same two scores, with eight different receivers catching a pass via the ESPN Box S

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