Overview
- Drake Maye threw for 86 yards, rushed for 65 and a touchdown, and sealed the win with a seven-yard bootleg on third-and-5.
- Teammates said the game-clinching keeper was not the called handoff, as Maye chose to keep the ball without alerting the huddle.
- New England logged two takeaways with zero turnovers, including Christian Gonzalez’s late interception after an earlier Jarrett Stidham fumble set up the Patriots’ TD.
- A heavy snowstorm after halftime throttled both passing attacks; an 18-play opening drive of the third quarter produced a short field goal for the final points, and both kickers missed two attempts.
- With Bo Nix sidelined by a broken ankle, Stidham went 17-of-31 for 133 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a lost fumble as first-year coach Mike Vrabel’s turnaround Patriots improved to 17-3 and 9-0 on the road.