The Giants have quickly flipped the page from Saturday's victory over the Jets as the focus now turns towards the Patriots.

New England will come to MetLife Stadium for the preseason finale this Thursday, with both teams entering the matchup having won their first two games.

Giants coordinators Mike Kafka, Shane Bowen and Michael Ghobrial spoke to reporters prior to Monday's walkthrough practice, while offensive linemen Jermaine Eluemunor and Marcus Mbow, along with inside linebacker Micah McFadden, spoke after.

Here is what we learned.

Kafka: Everything starts up front

There has been a lot of talk about the offense over the last 10 days, and rightfully so. Over the first two preseason games, the offense has produced 30+ points each outing (65 points total) while racking up 874 total yards of offense. The offense has produced with all four quarterbacks under center, and a big reason for that success has been the performance of the guys up front.

The offensive line has stood out over the first two weeks of the preseason. During that span, the Giants' quarterbacks have attempted 89 total passes and have only been sacked a total of two times. The offensive linemen were credited with a total of 8 pressures allowed in each game, according to Pro Football Focus, a strong mark that the Giants would be very happy with in the regular season. More so than that, the line is giving the quarterbacks a tremendous amount of time to operate in the pocket. Look no further than Russell Wilson's moon ball pass to Beaux Collins. The Giants don't get that 80-yard gain if the offensive line doesn't provide Wilson with a tremendous pocket to step up into.

While it's only the preseason, the early results for the guys up front are an encouraging sign with the season just a few short weeks away.

"Well everything certainly starts up front, in the run, the pass game, the screen game, everything," assistant head coach/offensive coordinator Mike Kafka told reporters Monday. "(Offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo) Carm and (assistant offensive line coach) James (Ferentz) have done really good job of getting that group together, getting everyone on the same page and working it's way inside-out from the center, to the guards, to the tackles, to the tight ends being an extension of that run game and the pass game, the running backs, the receivers.

"We talk about it a lot, being an 11-man operation but it starts with the guys up front, the coaches are an extension of that and then all the skill groups, making sure we're all on the same page. That's just part of – really what we honed down this offseason was just making sure the language that we're using in the huddle, the language that we're using at the line of scrimmage, it all means something so what is that telling the players and how to operate, how to execute their position and role. It's been really good and I think you're seeing it, the players are buying into it and they're' doing well."

The Giants' starting offensive line from the beginning of last year has all returned for 2025. Left tackle Andrew Thomas remains on the physically unable to perform list, but the other four presumed starters have been out there in the first two preseason games, including Jermaine Eluemunor. The veteran right tackle has been on the field for 18 pass-block snaps in the first two preseason games and is yet to allow a pressure. The veteran is happy with the early results for the whole line, but knows there is still a long way to go.

"For me personally, I don't really put too much stock in the preseason," Eluemunor told the media Monday. "I think it doesn't really count for much. Obviously, it looks good but you can't really base things off preseason. I think everyone individually is doing what they're meant to be doing and we practice hard going against a really good defensive line so that helps too but I wouldn't put too much stock in the preseason because you don't win any Super Bowls in the preseason.

"Sometimes, technically you're not going against their best players, so for me personally and the standard I have and I'm sure the standard we have in the o-line room, we're not really looking at it too much. Obviously, it's probably cool for the fans to see the o-line perform like that but as an o-line, we have such a high standard and where we want to be that we're just going out there and doing our jobs."

CB2 competition 'is making them both better'

Heading into training camp, there were not many question marks surrounding the starting lineup on the defensive side of the ball. Perhaps the biggest one came at cornerback, with the spot opposite Paulson Adebo being up for grabs between Deonte Banks and Cor'Dale Flott. With only one week remaining until the roster gets cut down to 53 players, the CB2 competition is still alive.

Banks played in the preseason opener, where he finished with three solo tackles and one pass breakup. According to PFF, the third-year corner was on the field for 13 coverage snaps and allowed just one reception for 12 yards on three targets, which earned him a passer rating against of just 46.5. Meanwhile, Flott did not suit up in this game as he dealt with an injury.

Fast-forward to Saturday's game and Flott was back on the field. The fourth-year corner picked up a pass breakup as he did not allow a reception on six coverage snaps, which led to him having a passer rating against of 39.6. While Flott was stepping up on the field, Banks was watching from the sideline as he was dealing with his own injury. Unfortunately for the coaching staff, the two corners have been unable to get on the field at the same time, something they hope will change this week.

"Hopefully we can get them back here and they can get some work this week," defensive coordinator Shane Bowen said. "I've been pleased with both those guys throughout camp when they've been able to be out there. I feel like both of them have made some plays. Even going back to the spring, they were both getting their hands on the football. It was good to see Flott on that third down, break up that pass Saturday night. So, I was encouraged by him being back out there and the reps that he did get. So again, it's an ongoing thing.

"I do feel like they're both, the competition is making them both better. I do. I think there's been production there that we didn't necessarily see as much this time last year from both those guys. I think Flott, just the comfort level of playing out there, he played inside early on in his career. So, the more reps he's gotten out there, the more comfortable he's become. And he's done some good things. He's challenged guys, I think he's showed up at times in the run game for us. Setting edges, being physical, whether it was in practice or the games. So, I'm encouraged by both those guys and hopefully they keep competing here these last few weeks and we'll go from there."

Dart taking advantage of his opportunities

Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart has been checking all of the boxes so far, both with his performance on the field and his work ethic off of it. More impressive than his production in games has been his level of comfort operating the offense. Whether it was the one surprise play he went in for Russell Wilson or the drives he led himself, Dart has done a great job of running the offense and leading the guys around him, regardless of who else is on the field.

"I think Jaxson's been really good with the opportunities he's had in terms of the run game, the pass game, obviously having some production down field," Kafka said. "I think he's just really starting to put together some of the stuff on the offense in terms of just the plays, understanding what we're trying to do on offense and just really – he's done a great job with the leadership part of that and making sure that guys are in the right spot. He's working with guys in that second, that third group that may be young players, other rookies along side of him, other veterans that have played a lot of football as well, so he's doing a great job of kind of leading the group. Again, we talk about an 11-man operation, he's leaning on those veterans, he's leaning on some of the older guys in the room and on that offensive line that have done it and played well and then he's taking it to the next level."

As we know, there are various ways a team can handle a rookie quarterback's first season. When Brian Daboll was in Buffalo, Josh Allen wound up going into the game Week 1 and never looked back. When Mike Kafka was in Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes sat on the bench his entire rookie season until being called upon to start a meaningless Week 17 game. Those two quarterbacks went down very different paths in terms of the beginning of their careers, and yet both have achieved tremendous success since. This highlights the fact that there is no right or wrong answer for when a rookie quarterback should be played, as Kafka noted on Monday.

"Every quarterback is different," said Kafka. "You see guys that play week one or are a day one starter. Like, Jayden Daniels, a guy like last year, it was day one he was the first guy in. But then other players have different trajectories and different, I guess, stories, right? So, I don't think there's a right or wrong way. I think you've got to understand the guy. I think you've got to understand where your team is at. I think you've got to understand how fast of a learner he is or where he's at in his kind of the profile of the player and where the offense is and what you can do with the offense. So, I don't think there's a right or wrong way. I think you just have to have a plan for what you want to do and then just kind of work through it from there and adjust along the way."

Kafka on calling plays from the field: 'We're still going to evaluate it'

Mike Kafka served as the offensive play-caller during his first two seasons with the Giants. When he called plays in 2022 and 2023, Kafka sat up in the booth, where he had an aerial view of the whole field. Brian Daboll decided to take on the offensive play-calling last year, but now that responsibility has gone back to Kafka. But in the first two preseason games, he's done things a little differently than in his first stint calling the plays.

For the last two preseason games, Kafka has called plays from the sideline rather than up in the booth, a change he wanted to try before the regular season started.

"Just different," the play-caller said about being on the sideline. "Just wanted to test it out, be down with the group. You know, you're on the field for practice and you're talking with the guys, you're communicating so I think it was just a cool transition. Me and Dabs just talked about it, wanted to try it out for the preseason."

This change has led to positive early results for the offense, although Kafka noted on Monday that he and Daboll are still going through the process of determining what is best for the play-caller and the entire offense.

"We're still going to evaluate it," said Kafka. "We still have one more preseason game left, so we'll evaluate it and talk through it and see what is best for the team."