4 Takeaways From the Patriots' Win Over the Giants

Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) — The New England Patriots reminded everyone why the New York Giants do not belong on primetime TV, at least for the time being. 

Quarterback Drake Maye and head coach Mike Vrabel put a shellacking on the Giants, 33-15, on Monday night. Maye improved his case for the NFL MVP, moving into pole position as the betting favorite. New England sits at the top of the AFC, and the Patriots certainly appear to be the most complete team in their conference. The Giants must want this season to simply end. It’s a bad year that only seems to get worse.

Here are my takeaways:

There’s that saying: "The game is too fast for [insert young quarterback]."

Maye is too fast for the game right now. This dude is unstoppable. He’s seeing the game with speed, ease and confidence, and the Giants had absolutely no answer. How could they? He was ripping the ball into tight windows and sending the ball downfield with astounding accuracy. And for all the (legitimate) conversation about how Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes have struggled without a supporting cast, Maye has lifted his lackluster unit. He doesn’t have an elite receiver. He doesn’t have an elite tight end. His offensive line was missing two starters.

And yet he continues to dominate: Maye finished 24-of-31 for 282 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 15 more yards.

His touchdown to rookie receiver Kyle Williams was the perfect example of how Maye is simply operating at another level — an MVP level. Maye put the ball along the sideline where Williams could toe-tap and score the 33-yard score.

I know, I know. This is more of a piece of advice than a takeaway. But Dart isn’t going to make it to Year 2 if he keeps playing like this. In his first game