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Perry: Pats ‘got the better guy’ with Drake Maye over Caleb Williams originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The first meeting between the No. 1 overall pick and No. 3 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft didn’t go as expected, to say the least.
Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears entered Sunday’s game against Drake Maye’s New England Patriots as heavy favorites but fell flat in a disastrous 19-3 loss. Williams completed just 16 of 30 passes for 120 yards with no touchdowns and was sacked a season-high nine times, while Maye compiled 208 total yards (184 passing, 24 rushing) with a touchdown pass and an interception to help lead the Patriots to victory.
Beyond the stats, however, our Phil Perry saw one quarterback who exhibited mental toughness and another whose body language matched his poor play. Which led Perry to make a bold statement on Patriots Postgame Live.
“The first takeaway from this game is that the Patriots got the better guy,” Perry said, as seen in the video playe above. “Drake Maye showing poise, showing some resiliency, and on Caleb Williams’ end, just not enough from a No. 1 overall pick who has some talent with his weapons around him in that offensive huddle.
“Some really unforced errors on his part,” Perry added of Williams. “Holding onto the football helps lead to nine sacks for the New England Patriots, and just some wild spray misses — completely inexcusable, quite frankly, when it comes to any quarterback at this level; just missing open receivers without anybody really around him.”
Williams has had moments of brilliance this season, including a four-touchdown performance in a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and a 304-yard, two-score effort in a victory over the Carolina Panthers. He hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in three straight games, however, and appeared to show his disgust with Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron on the sideline Sunday amid his latest rough game.
Maye, on the other hand, showed impressive leadership this past week by…
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Publish date : 2024-11-11 16:53:57
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