1) Coming into Thursday night’s game against New York, Drake Maye had quietly had a tough stretch when it came to his play in the first quarter in recent weeks.
Through the first seven weeks of the season, Maye was a combined 27-of-39 (69.2%) for 339 yards and 5 touchdowns in the opening quarter, which saw New England ranked third in the NFL in first-quarter scoring with 46 points behind just the Eagles (55) and Seahawks (49).
However, over the previous three games ahead of Thursday night, Maye had been just 10-of-19 (52.6%) for 176 yards and 2 TDs.