11 takeaways from Patriots' primetime victory over Giants on Monday

Key Highlights

• The cornerback caught the ball and proceeded to dodge past all New York players, taking it into the end zone for a 94-yard touchdown. It was his third touchdown this season, with two punt return scores along with one pick-six.2.
• Christian Elliss sends Jaxson Dart flyingHaving been sidelined for two weeks, the hope was that Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart would protect himself better from big hits.
• But that was not the case. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the first quarter of Monday's matchup, Dart kept the ball and attempted to run for the first down, trying to stay in bounds despite a large number of Patriots defenders rushing right at him.
• As a result, Christian Elliss delivered a massive hit that sent Dart flying out of bounds. But because of how far Dart went flying, Giants TE Theo Johnson retaliated and was flagged for unnecessary roughness.
• Meanwhile, the officials did a good job recognizing that it was a clean hit, not penalizing Elliss.3.