The New England Patriots have been enjoying something of a dream season after several years of mostly ineptitude following Tom Brady’s departure in 2020. They have the NFL’s best record at 10-2 and are on an eight-game winning streak, and it is not outlandish to wonder if they may end up returning to the Super Bowl this winter.
On Monday, they will host the New York Giants, who are injury-plagued but are expected to get promising rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart back after he missed their last two games due to a concussion. While the Giants are 2-10, they aren’t a team that will go down easily, as they took the Detroit Lions into overtime before losing last weekend.
New England may have to go to war without star pass rusher Harold Landry, who is reportedly listed as questionable for Monday’s contest.
“On Saturday, two days before facing the Giants in a Monday night showdown, coach Mike Vrabel announced that Landry would be questionable to play in the game because of a knee injury,” wrote Sean Deveney of Heavy Sports.
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Landry came roaring out of the blocks this season with 3.5 sacks in his first two games. While the sacks haven’t been coming as easily for him since, he has still been a big reason the Patriots are fourth in points allowed so far this season.
He has been with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel for a while, as he was drafted by Vrabel’s Tennessee Titans in 2018 and played for them until coming to New England this past offseason. He made the Pro Bowl in 2021 and reached double digits in sacks in both 2021 and 2023.
On the other side of the football, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is leading everyone with a 71% pass completion rate and has thrown for 3,130 yards and 21 touchdowns while adding 307 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who turns 32 years of age on Saturday, has bounced back from the torn ACL he suffered last year to catch 61 passes for 679 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games this year.
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The Patriots will have their bye week following Monday’s game before facing the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Dec. 14 and the Baltimore Ravens seven days later.
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