FOXBORO — The next NFL MVP calls New England home.

His team lords over the AFC East.

And after being bloodied, beaten and downright lucky to slink out of Cincinnati with a win last week, the Patriots unleashed all they had left before their long-awaited bye.

Even the optimist’s optimist had to admit there was a decent chance that may not have been enough to escape again Monday. Not after a dozen games, including four in the last 22 days.

Turns out, it was enough. More than enough. Enough to deliver a brutal, Big Blue beatdown on national television.

If the Giants hadn’t won two Super Bowl rings at the Pats’ expense, you might feel bad for them. This was real football pain.

Pain that left star pass rusher Brian Burns marinating in some kind of anger and bewilderment while he sat on th

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