Overview
- Maye went 21-for-23 (91.3%) for 222 yards and two touchdowns with 62 rushing yards, setting a single-game franchise completion mark that surpassed Tom Brady’s 88.5% and included a run of 16 straight completions.
- The 31-13 road win in Tennessee pushed New England to 5-2 with a fourth consecutive victory, elevating early MVP chatter around Maye’s breakout stretch.
- Independent athletic trainers initiated a concussion evaluation after a third-quarter fall; Maye was cleared and returned four plays later before finishing the game.
- Per Patriots Communications, Maye tied Brady’s single-season team record with four games of 200+ passing yards, a 135+ passer rating and two TDs, and he became the first Patriots QB with three 80%-plus completion games in one season.
- Next Gen Stats credited his 39-yard TD to Kayshon Boutte with 52.6 air yards, making Maye the only QB this season with multiple 50-plus air-yard TDs, and analyst Jack Andrade placed his outing in a rare Super Bowl-era group with 2+ TDs, ≤2 incompletions and 60+ rushing yards.