The top defensive highlight of the New England Patriots' 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night involved Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss delivering a crunching hit on Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart in the game's first quarter.

Dart was on his feet and in bounds, which is why Elliss wasn't flagged for the body blow. During a Tuesday appearance on Boston sports radio station WEEI, first-year Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was asked about how his players dealt with Dart.

Patriots chose "violence" in win over Giants

"I just appreciate how they came out," Vrabel said about the New England defense, per Hayden Bird of Boston.com. "They were aggressive. It’d been a while since we’d played, and it just was a long week. We talked about attacking,

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