"The offensive line seemed to be settling in, and one player in particular shone. Second-year quarterback Drake Maye had a breakout game against Miami. He matched a career-high monstrous 82.6 percent completion rate, threw for two touchdowns, and ran for another while throwing no interceptions. A clean game by your quarterback usually will give you a good chance to win, and they did."
"The Patriots blew their Week 3 game and fell in the NFL power rankings A performance punctuated by five turnovers and an accompanying five sacks allowed is a prescription for losing on any given Sunday. The Patriots aren't good enough to survive if they lose a turnover battle, and coughing up five almost guarantees a loss. That type of performance would drop any team in NFL team rankings, and it did in The Athletic's."
After a seesaw Week 2 victory in Miami, offensive line cohesion improved and a second-year quarterback produced a breakout performance, completing 82.6% of passes with two touchdowns and one rushing score while throwing no interceptions. In Week 3 at home, the team reverted to costly mistakes and lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers by seven points. The loss featured five turnovers and five sacks allowed, a combination that virtually guaranteed defeat and prompted a drop in national power rankings to 26th. Through three games, the young quarterback ranks fifth in the NFL in completion percentage over expected.
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