slides: 5 Takeaways From the Patriots Win Over the Giants

Monday, November 16, 2015

Joe Calabro, GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

The New England Patriots (9-0) defeated the (5-5) New York Giants 27-26 on Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. This was the Patriots first win over the Giants since the final game of the 2007 regular season.

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The Patriots trailed 26-24 with less than 2 minutes to play when Tom Brady led New England on a 12 play, 44 yard drive to set up a Stephen Gostkowski 54 yard field goal for the win.

After the Giants called a time out to ice him, Gostkowski tucked the ball just inside the post giving the Patriots a walk off win.

Defensive Stand

In the Giants defensive series prior to that, Odell Beckham Jr. caught the ball in the end zone but had it knocked out of his hands by Malcolm Butler, just as his second foot touched the ground. The ruling on the field was a touchdown but after replay, it was overturned.

The Giants were forced to settle for a field goal to go up 26-24 and give New England the ball back with plenty of time.

Huge Loss

The Patriots got the win but may have lost Julian Edelman for some time. Edelman left the game at the end of the first quarter with a foot injury and did not return.

The Patriots lost Dion Lewis for the season last week.

Next Up

The Patriots return to action on Monday, November 23rd when they host the Buffalo Bills. Game time is set for 8:30 p.m.

Related Slideshow: 5 Takeaways From the Patriots 27-26 Win Over the Giants

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O-Line

This was really the first game in which the Patriots offensive line seemed to struggled .

Brady was sacked three times in the game and fumbled twice, one of which he lost.

Also, a holding penalty on rookie center David Andrews cost the Patriots a touchdown and nearly the game.

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Edelman Injury

Julian Edelman went down with a foot injury on the final play of the first quarter and did not return to the game.

If Edelman is out for any extended length of time it will be a huge blow to the Patriots offense.

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Malcolm Butler

The Malcolm Butler vs Odell Beckham Jr. matchup was a good one to watch. Beckham Jr. had his share of yards and a touchdown on an 87 yard play. But at the end, Butler knocked the ball out of Beckham's hands in what was a sure touchdown, was ruled a touchdown on the field and later over turned.

The Giants would settle for a field goal giving the Patriots a chance.

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Kryptonite Overcome

Since 2008, the only team the Patriots had not beaten was the New York Giants and despite it not looking so good at times during this game, New England overcame their kryptonite.

One of the games of the year to this point