New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had a rough day in Sunday’s 45-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
The third-year quarterback threw three interceptions in the game, bringing his overall total to an NFL-high 11 interceptions on the season. It's a sobering fall-off for Maye, who played an impressive stretch of football dating back to the Patriots' upset win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 4.
Maye attempted to press against a Packers defense that had his number, and it made things worse for the team. It didn't help that he was under constant pressure, and the Patriots struggled to run the ball effectively. It all culminated into a bad performance that the team quickly wants to put in the rearview.
"Yeah, we haven’t had a clean, a turnover-free
game yet," Maye admitted, via Patriots Wire's Sophie Weller. "It’s, starting with me, it’s one of the biggest differences between winning and losing football games. I’d say, put our defense in a bad spot in the first drive, and just gave them the football and had some other chances down the field, and I’ve got to see in front.
"I’ve got to see in front. I feel like I was just a little late sometimes, and I was just trying to — I feel like we got into a throwing game, and that’s partly because of what we did offensively to the team. Then we didn’t really get to build off the run game, and I think we’ve just got to start the game, and me specifically, start better.”
This was certainly a measuring-stick game for the Patriots, and it didn't look good.
The Packers will be one of the many elite teams the Patriots will face in the coming weeks, and they will have to bounce back quickly if they want to remain in the playoff hunt.
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