Patriots’ Drake Maye makes worrying admission after three interceptions in Packers loss
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Drake Maye took responsibility for the New England Patriots’ 45-27 defeat to the Green Bay Packers after throwing three interceptions in a disappointing performance at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots quarterback managed three touchdown passes as well, but his early mistakes left Mike Vrabel’s side chasing the game from the opening quarter. New England dropped to 5-4 after the loss.
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Maye completed 21 of 38 passes for 299 yards, with his three interceptions coming before half-time. The Packers, meanwhile, took advantage of the turnovers to establish control.
Drake Maye admits he put New England Patriots in a hole against Green Bay Packers
Speaking after the game in a video shared by ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Maye did not try to hide his disappointment.
“Just disappointed in myself. Shoot, put the team in a hole, straight off the bat,” Maye said. “… We had a chance to get back into the game, and shoot, I messed ’em up.”
His first interception came on his opening pass attempt, with Xavier McKinney making the pick before Jordan Love scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown for Green Bay.
McKinney finished with two interceptions as the Packers recorded four takeaways in total.
Maye also admitted that his performance involved more than just poor decisions with the ball.
“I gotta do a better job from a whole perspective, communication, doing the little things right,” he said. “And you know, I wasn’t good today.”
New England did manage to make a game of it before the break. Touchdown passes to Rhamondre Stevenson and Efton Chism III helped the Patriots cut their deficit to 24-14 at half-time.
However, Green Bay responded with 18 unanswered points in the third quarter to stretch the advantage to 42-14. Maye connected with Mack Hollins for a touchdown, but the Patriots never managed to bring the game back within one possession.
Love finished with 372 passing yards and three touchdowns, while Christian Watson and Matthew Golden both recorded more than 160 receiving yards.
Maye’s three touchdown passes offered some encouragement, but his turnovers proved costly. The Patriots now need a response as they look to recover from a defeat that exposed problems on both sides of the ball.
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