""He started tiptoeing on the sideline, and I thought he was just going to go out of bounds, but then I saw him [keep] tiptoeing," Elliss said. "So I was like, if you're going to stay in bounds - I mean, what am I supposed to do? "We play hard on defense. We try to bring life to this team. So that's all I was trying to do, just do my job and hit anything in the whites.""
""That sparked some energy, especially on their sideline," Gonzalez said of Elliss's hit. "It was a good hit. Clean, legal hit. We just can never relax on the football field, but Elliss was able to go over there and make a play, and they retaliated, and it helped us even more. "So it sparked mome"
Christian Elliss sought a spark and delivered a thunderous sideline tackle on Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart after Dart attempted to stay in bounds for extra yardage. The hit launched Dart off the field, ignited the Foxborough crowd, and provoked a swarm from New York that drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty assessed to Giants tight end Theo Johnson. The tackle set a physical tone, energized the Patriots sideline, and contributed to composure lapses by the Giants. New England secured a 33-15 Monday Night Football victory with defensive physicality playing a decisive role.
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