FOXBORO, Mass. — Drake Maye confirmed one other week of development for the New England Patriots on Sunday in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.
He realized from a number of earlier errors and directed huge beneficial properties for the offense. On the identical time, he gave the ball away, which stings in a one-possession loss.
Maye completed the day 30-for-40 for 282 yards, two touchdowns and two turnovers.
Let’s grade how the Patriots rookie carried out in Week 11.
POSITIVES
Ball launch
Maye obtained the ball out shortly early, and sometimes for the Patriots. That led to huge completions early on to determine a rhythm with a 14-yard achieve with DeMario Douglas and an 18-yard pickup on a display screen to Austin Hooper. He discovered Kendrick Bourne a number of performs later.
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Distribution
Maye obtained a number of receivers the ball and unfold the wealth throughout the Patriots’ offense on early drives. The rookie quarterback hit 9 totally different targets in Sunday’s outing.
Mobility and mistake prevention (at occasions)
Maye used his legs to keep away from a number of extra sacks Sunday and ran for a key first down on a second-half landing drive.
Extra importantly when he did scramble out of the pocket, Maye made smarter selections and threw a number of balls away to restrict potential gambles or turnovers. That’s a step up from Week 10 when Maye pressured a ball he ought to have thrown away for an interception in opposition to the Chicago Bears.
Maye did, nevertheless, take a foul sack out of the two-minute warning for a seven-yard loss that pressured the Patriots to burn their closing timeout.
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NEGATIVES
Turnovers
Maye had a expensive turnover with the Rams on their technique to ripping away momentum. New England obtained the ball again after Cooper Kupp’s 5-yard landing. On third-and-3, Maye took a sack when Braden Fiske broke via up the center. The Patriots quarterback misplaced the soccer and the Rams recovered his fourth fumble of the season.
Los Angeles wasted no time changing the turnover into factors when Puka Nacua dove and hauled in a 12-yard landing move from Matthew Stafford on the very subsequent play to offer the Rams the lead.
The Patriots obtained the ball again with simply over two minutes to go. Maye successfully introduced the sport to an finish with an opportunity to win the sport till he sailed a move to Douglas. Rams defensive again Kamren Kinchens intercepted the move to lock up the sport for Los Angeles on one other consequential turnover for the Patriots quarterback.
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GRADE: B-
Maye made a number of performs that put the Patriots in place to rack up factors Sunday. His turnovers did show to be detrimental, although that interception got here in a do-or-die scenario in a two-minute drill the place quarterbacks are typically a bit extra aggressive.
There’s little question that also works with Maye’s decision-making, however the Patriots ought to as soon as once more really feel strong about their franchise quarterback after this week.
