What happened to Drake Maye? Patriots quarterback injured vs. Lions

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye left the team’s Sunday morning game in Munich, Germany, against the Detroit Lions with an injury. The injury occurred on the opening drive of the game, when star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson tackled Maye from behind and appeared to roll up on Maye’s leg. A

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye left the team’s Sunday morning game in Munich, Germany, against the Detroit Lions with an injury.

The injury occurred on the opening drive of the game, when star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson tackled Maye from behind and appeared to roll up on Maye’s leg. According to the broadcast, Maye is questionable to return with an ankle injury. Tommy DeVito is in for the Patriots at quarterback.

Hutchinson was also injured on the play with a knee injury that has him also questionable to return. Here’s the play where the injuries occurred.

WOW: The refs missed a clear hip-drop tackle penalty on #Lions superstar EDGE Aidan Hutchinson during his sack of #Patriots QB Drake Maye. This is the definition of a hip-drop tackle,

and the referees didn’t throw a flag. Absolutely insane. YIKES 😳 pic.twitter.com/tgKFDxlf4i
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) November 15, 2026