"Drake Maye made the throw of the day, hitting Kayshon Boutte for a one-handed TD grab in the fourth quarter that put the Patriots up by double digits. The precise throw was one of three touchdowns for Maye on Sunday. But he also had three turnovers. He lost a pair of fumbles after being strip-sacked several times, along with an interception. Throw in a fumble and an interception against one touchdown in the wild-card round against the Chargers, and Maye has more turnovers than touchdowns this postseason."
""We talk about not going in the blender. And I think it's hard," head coach Mike Vrabel said after the game. "They put pressure on us, and we know we've got to take care of the ball. Drake knows that. But to be able to stay the course and to trust Kayshon and give him a great ball that was him or nobody, and those guys have kind of done that all year - when we needed a play, they've been able to do that for us.""
"Houston's All-Pro edge rushers Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter sacked Maye five times. "We knew they were going to be good, and they lived up to the hype and all the statistics, and all the ball hunting that we saw on film," Maye said. "They ball hunt. The edges are tough, got to do a better stepping up and, hit guys downfield when we had chances.""
Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, including a one-handed strike to Kayshon Boutte that extended the Patriots' lead. He also endured multiple turnovers, losing two fumbles after strip-sacks and throwing an interception, adding to postseason turnover issues. The Patriots beat the Texans 28-16 at Gillette Stadium. Houston's edge rushers Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter combined for five sacks. New England attacked on fourth down and converted early, with DeMario Douglas and Stefon Diggs also scoring. Maye finished 16-for-27 for 179 yards amid heavy pressure and turnover struggles.
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