Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye got his first NFL start on Sunday. Playing against the Houston Texans, the No. 3 overall pick replaced veteran Jacoby Brissett for the offensively-challenged Patriots.
In the early going, Maye’s lack of experience showed. He threw a rough interception.
First, the play. Maye missed his target by quite a bit on this throw, and Texans rookie safety Calen Bullock made him pay. This is a very bad throw and a too-easy interception for Bullock.
Maye’s pass is picked off by Calen Bullock!
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The social media reaction, from Patriots media and fans, was not amused with Maye’s rookie mistake.
That's a brutal INT from Drake Maye. He had time. He had a clean pocket. He had an open receiver.
And he threw it to the Texans.
— Henry McKenna (@henrycmckenna) October 13, 2024
Patriots' pass pro holds up vs blitz and Maye airmails an INT
Maye had to make the tackle on the return
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) October 13, 2024
Positive:
Maye looks poised and is finding open receivers.
Negative:
He just missed the receiver he found by 5 feet in a clean enough pocket.
— CoachSwami (@Moonlightswami) October 13, 2024
At least Maye made the tackle. pic.twitter.com/IIZkiNlqu9
— Rummy (@RumfordJohnny) October 13, 2024
Generally, you're right. But protection was fine. It was a bad pass from Maye. https://t.co/MpW8D7XLJC
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) October 13, 2024
As of press time, Maye was 3-of-6 for 25 yards and the INT while the Texans led his Patriots, 14-0.
