Players to Watch in Giants vs. Patriots matchup

The Giants look to go on a winning streak when they take on the Patriots at MetLife Stadium this Sunday.

Brian Daboll's squad will try to carry over the momentum from last week's win over the Commanders as they take on Bill Belichick's Patriots, who are fresh off their bye.

Here are five players to keep an eye on when the two teams face off in Week 12.

QB Tommy DeVito

Tommy DeVito made history in his performance against the Commanders last week. The rookie completed 18 of 26 passes for 246 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, and his 137.7 passer rating was the highest by a rookie free agent quarterback with 15+ attempts in the common draft era. Not only that, but DeVito is also the first undrafted rookie quarterback to throw five touchdown passes in his first two starts, and the first Giants quarterback to do it since 1950. He also became just the fourth rookie quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

"We started fast early," DeVito said about the offense's performance last week. "I think that was the biggest thing. Something that we've been trying to get to do all year, but fall short of that. So that was really the big emphasis this past week, and it's good to go out and do it. It was good to get the team going, get the defense going and then ultimately helped us win the game, and we look forward to doing that hopefully this week."

This week's matchup against the Patriots will be a challenge for DeVito and the entire offense. New England enters Week 12 ranking 18th in passing yards and 10th in passing touchdowns allowed this season. However, the difficulties this game presents go beyond league rankings. Belichick has a history of containing rookie quarterbacks, evidenced by his dominant record against first-year QBs since taking over as coach of the Patriots (24-6). Additionally, Belichick has also had success coming off a bye week (16-7). Despite all of this, DeVito said he's excited about the challenge that lies ahead.

"Yeah, I mean, he's one of the greatest of all time or is the greatest of all time coach to ever come through the NFL," the rookie said about facing Belichick. "It's an honor to be able to play against him. I've been around him a little bit in the past with the Shrine Game, him and the Patriots were my coaching staff for that game. So, I got to know a lot of them and kind of how they go about their business. But it's a challenge I look forward to it. At the end of the day, I'm going to continue to do what I do and prepare and continue to just try to lead this team and lead this offense and not think too much about it."