Overview
- New England edged Tampa Bay 28-23 on the road to move to 8-2, extend its winning streak to seven and remain 5-0 away from home with a lead in the AFC East.
- Mike Vrabel kept the offense on the field on fourth-and-goal before halftime, and Drake Maye found Stefon Diggs for a go-ahead touchdown that complemented Diggs’s late onside-kick recovery.
- Rookie TreVeyon Henderson broke touchdown runs of 69 and 55 yards and finished with 147 rushing yards on 14 carries, while fellow rookie Kyle Williams scored on a 72-yard catch.
- Maye threw for 270 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and multiple sportsbooks now list him at or near the top of the NFL MVP odds board.
- The defense delivered key late stops with sacks by K’Lavon Chaisson and Elijah Ponder and a turnover on downs, as New England turns to a short-week home game against the Jets with slow starts and tight end matchups still on the watch list.