The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season.
A fter the Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions about his quarterback. Vrabel joked with a reporter not to “ruin my Sunday” when asked about Maye.
On Sunday, Maye was responsible for ruining Vrabel’s afternoon in the Patriots’ 35-6 loss to Jacksonville, which felt like. The 2025 MVP runner-up was 14-of-25 for 199 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, three sacks, and a lost fumble.
New England were only down 14-3 and well-positioned to shift the game’s momentum. Then Maye threw the ball right to Jacksonville corner Travis Hunter in the end zone.
The 2025 regular season Maye who delighted fans with just eight interceptions in 17 games already has six interceptions in three weeks this campaign. During New England’s four-game playoff run last season, Maye had six touchdowns, but he also threw four interceptions and fumbled seven times.
New England’s stifling defense, which was during their Super Bowl run was absent on Sunday.
Maye’s best performances last year came against the talents of the Jets, Saints, Titans, Panthers, and Dolphins.
The Patriots are 1-2 with the Buffalo Bills up next.
Rodgers and McCarthy turned back the clock in Pittsburgh’s 30-27 shootout win over the Bengals on Sunday.
Not only did Brock Purdy throw four touchdowns to lead the 49ers to a 36-30 win over the Cardinals, but he did it with San Francisco’s time of possession barely eclipsing 20 minutes.