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Maye reflects on first Patriots start, what needs to improve originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots suffered their fifth consecutive defeat Sunday with a 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium. But in some ways, the final score was not very important.
This Week 6 matchup was about Drake Maye — the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft who the Patriots are hoping will be their franchise quarterback for many years. The University of North Carolina quarterback made his first career start Sunday, and after a lackluster beginning to the game that included an interception on the team’s second offensive possession, the rookie QB started to hit his stride.
Maye completed 20-of-33 pass attempts for 243 yards with three touchdowns, two interceptions and one fumble lost. There were a lot of good plays on the tape. The passing attack looked much better than previous weeks. In fact, Maye’s three touchdown passes Sunday are one more than veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett had in the first five games combined.
But when Maye was asked to assess his performance after the game, the first thing he mentioned was turnovers.
“I think we just hurt ourselves today. I think that’s the biggest thing,” Maye said in his postgame press conference. “I think we put the defense in bad spots, and with how good our defense is, that’s the last thing we can do. We can’t – when the ball is in the red zone, giving the other team the ball in the red zone just makes it hard on them.
“It starts with me, and I wish I could have some throws back, and especially the first interception. But yeah, after the touchdown, felt like kind of we were back in it. Coming out of halftime, there goes another turnover in the red zone. Just kept hurting ourselves, and in this league, these teams are too good to do that.
“But some great stuff to watch on film. Sometimes out there it was a lot of fun on offense. That’s what I told the guys in the huddle at the end, we got the guys in the…
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Publish date : 2024-10-13 23:21:36
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