Patriots’ Drake Maye Laments Own ‘Dumb Decision’ In Costly Moment

Drake Maye had another round of highs and lows on Sunday as he plays out his rookie campaign with the New England Patriots.

He sent the game to overtime with a last-second touchdown as the Patriots tied the game against the Tennessee Titans. The quarterback did have a trio of turnovers, including a final interception to Amani Hooker that ended the game in the extra period. The Patriots rookie recognized his mistakes and anticipates future adjustments.

“Yeah, first down and I see the safety, and I think throwing into the wind I got to put some more on it and just a dumb decision,” Maye told reporters, per team-provided transcript. “Something you’d like to have back, and especially in that situation where we could go at least tie it up. We’re, like I said, on our own 40, and you know sometimes the best play is to throw it away and that was a bad decision on my part.”

Maye tossed the lone touchdown on 29-of-41 for 206 passing yards with 95 more on the ground for the Patriots.

Maye faces a fellow 2024 first-rounder in Week 10 when the Patriots visit Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.