But the play that finished it off was the prettiest of the drive. Facing a 3rd-and-8, Maye lobbed another signature deep throw into the awaiting arms of rookie Kyle Williams. It was a 33-yard touchdown and it extended New England’s lead back to 24-7.

The Giants gave the ball right back to the Patriots on the next kickoff, as Christian Elliss delivered a hard hit on returner Gunner Olszewski, who coughed up the fumble. The Patriots took back over at the Giants 24-yard line just before the two-minute warning.

New York would hold firm at their 11-yard line, forcing the Patriots to settle for a 30-yard field goal to make it 27-7.

But the Pats weren’t done and would tack on another field goal late in the second quarter, set up by passing plays of 15 yards to Pop Douglas and then 36 yards to Stevenson. Stevenson had been left wide open and Maye found him late in the down to help steal the late score.

Borregales nailed a 28-yard field goal to make it 30-7 at halftime, as New England showed some high-end execution to add another scoring drive that took just 1:07 of clock time.

6. Giants Break Third-Quarter Stalemate

Neither team could get much going in the scoreless third quarter. The Giants took their opening possession across the 50-yard line, but they’d stall out and give the ball back to the Patriots on downs. Maye and the Patriots offense moved the ball in response but failed to add a fourth-straight scoring drive when Borregales missed his 45-yard attempt.

But the Giants would get back on the scoreboard in the early fourth quarter, using a wildcat play to run for a 22-yard touchdown, their second touchdown score from outside the red zone in the game. Dart also converted a two-point conversion, buying time with his legs until a receiver could shake free.

The touchdown and two-point conversion made it 30-15 early in the fourth quarter as things suddenly got a little bit more interesting.

New England’s defense shut down any further scoring attempts by the Giants in the fourth quarter, while the Patriots offense would possess the ball long enough to keep the clock running out on the Giants comeback chances.

The Patriots added a final 23-yard Borregales field goal late in the fourth quarter to seal it, 33-15.

With their 10th straight win, the New England Patriots hit their bye week as the first team in the NFL to 11 wins, atop both the AFC conference and the AFC East division. Few could’ve imagined the 1-2 Pats would reel off a double-digit win streak straight through to the bye week after they lost at home to the Steelers in September, but that’s exactly what Mike Vrabel’s team has done, putting themselves in a perfect position with four games to go.

Now, they’ll get an extra week to heal up as best they can before the stretch run to the playoffs, all against AFC opponents, three of them within the division. None looms larger than a showdown with Josh Allen and the Bills at home in Foxborough right out of the break.

But for the moment, the Patriots can pause to enjoy an incredible run to this point, getting to 11-2, going over two months without a loss and firmly reestablishing themselves as contenders.