The New England Patriots cruised into their bye week with a 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The Pats controlled the proceedings from the opening kickoff, and after the game, head coach Mike Vrabel made sure to give several players some hard-earned shoutouts.
New England raced out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. While New York tried to make things interesting in the fourth quarter, it ultimately was unable to do much to snap its ongoing losing streak.
In the process, the Patriots earned win No. 11 on the season, with this also being their 10th-straight victory. There were big performances up and down the roster in this one, but Vrabel opted to single out six players for their contributions in this game.
“(Christian) Elliss, lights out,” Vrabel said as part of his postgame speech in the locker room. “Marcus Jones, house call … Left side of the line stepping up, (Ben Brown) and Vederian (Lowe) … that’s a hell of a job. Kayshon Boutte, one clap. Kyle Williams, one clap.”
Marcus Jones, Kayshon Boutte and Kyle Williams scored each of New England’s three touchdowns, and on the offensive line, Ben Brown and Vederian Lowe filled in for the injured Jared Wilson and Will Campbell. Defensively, Christian Elliss set the tone with a pair of bone-rattling tackles on Jaxson Dart and Gunner Olszewski.
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The good times keep rolling for the Patriots, who now will enjoy some well-earned time off in Week 14. When New England returns to action in Week 15, it will have a shot to wrap up the AFC East with a home matchup against the Buffalo Bills.