By Field Level Media
Nov 15 (Field Level Media) - New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson were injured on the same play in the first quarter of Sunday's NFL International Series game in Munich.
The Lions won 35-10 to improve to 7-2. The Patriots fell to 5-5 after opening the season 4-2.
Hutchinson was injured while celebrating his third-down sack of Maye. He jumped in the air and landed awkwardly, grabbing his right leg, but was able to walk off the field
without assistance. Maye went to the medical tent with an ankle injury. Both players were ruled out shortly afterward.
Maye was 3-of-4 passing for 48 yards when he left the game. He was replaced by backup Tommy DeVito, an undrafted free agent who started eight games for the New York Giants during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
DeVito finished 12-of-24 passing for 84 yards. He threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Lan Larison in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 28-10, but also was intercepted once and sacked four times.
New England lost a potentially key target when receiver A.J. Brown, who had two catches for 27 yards, left with a hamstring injury. Brown had been listed as questionable after missing the previous two games with ankle and knee injuries.
Patriots offensive lineman Morgan Moses also was injured during the team's second offensive possession and went to the locker room with a knee injury. He was cleared by the team's medical staff and returned to the game.
Maye has completed 181 passes for 2,282 yards, with 18 touchdowns and a career-high 11 interceptions in 2026.
Hutchinson, a Michigan native, has 24 tackles and six sacks this season.
Lions coach Dan Campbell said Hutchinson would be examined when the team returned home.
"Nothing new. We'll know more when we get back in the States," Campbell said. "But anytime you lose a player of his caliber, the type of teammate that he is, he's a captain of ours, that doesn't make things easy."
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel also deferred comment on Maye's ankle injury until the team's return.
(--Field Level Media)
