Dexter Lawrence is elbowing his way back into the lineup.

Lawrence will play Monday for the Giants against the Patriots after he returned from two missed practices to participate Saturday on a limited basis.

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He was restricted to rushing the quarterback on third downs for most of the final three quarters last week and was not on the field for any of the Lions’ three chunk runs because he took “two direct shots” to his surgically repaired elbow on the second and third defensive series, according to defensive line coach Andre Patterson.

“For him to do what he did in the game, most guys I’ve been around would’ve tapped out in his s

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