Daily news and links for Monday
TEAM TALK
- Post Game Notes: Texans at Patriots. Drake Maye makes his first NFL start; Maye’s first career touchdown is a 40-yard completion; WR Kayshon Boutte scored his first NFL touchdown; WR DeMario Douglas scores first career TD and also sets career-high in receiving yards; More.
- Gamebook: Full Texans at Patriots stats.
- Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: Eight takeaways as the Maye era begins with a loss to the Texans in Week 6. Rookie QB Drake Maye’s performance was a reason for optimism for the Patriots on Sunday.
- Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Texans.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Drake Maye – Antonio Gibson, Kendrick Bourne, DeMario Douglas, Jonathan Jones – Hunter Henry, Kayshon Boutte, Christian Gonzalez, Marcus Jones.
- Highlights: Patriots vs. Texans. (5.14 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss recaps the Patriots Week 6 loss to the Texans: Drake Maye throws first NFL touchdown for 40 yards.
- Alex Barth gives us eight takeaways from Drake Maye’s first start. 1. Maye’s favorite targets. 2. Surprise change on the offensive line. More.
- Mark Morse offers 13 observations from Sunday. 1) I didn’t have very high expectations for this game with Drake Maye starting his first game, the uncertainty of the Offensive Line, and having to play the Houston Texans. I was pleasantly surprised by the play by Drake Maye. Against the team with the highest percentage of pressure on the QB in the league, starting new inexperienced Center after just 4 days of practice, then losing your best Offensive Lineman in Vederian Lowe, Maye played very well.
- Mike Kadlick shares some Patriots notes, quotes, & anecdotes: Happy Drake Maye day! The future is now in New England.
- Conor Ryan gives us four takeaways from the loss: Drake Maye showcased his talent; … but questions remain about supporting cast, timing of start; More.
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots are reeling after five straight losses, but rookie quarterback Drake Maye provided them a glimmer of hope in his first career NFL start.
- Steve Balestrieri points out how penalties and turnovers doomed the Patriots in Maye’s debut.
- Andrew Callahan says Drake Maye’s first few drives looked like reason to pursue a lawsuit over unsafe working conditions. Maye delivered in his debut, but will the Pats return the favor?
- Andrew Callahan spotlights how WR DeMario Douglas broke out as Drake Maye’s No. 1 target vs. the Texans.
- Khari Thompson reviews Drake Maye’s up-and-down performance in his first start.
- Tom E. Curran suggests that with Drake Maye, the Pats are ‘an ascending team’ despite fifth straight loss.
- Doug Kyed notes the offensive line suffered another loss Sunday, when starting LT Vederian Lowe left the game with an ankle injury and was later ruled out.
- Chris Mason takes us inside new Patriots starting center Ben Brown’s ‘whirlwind’ week.
- Phil Perry notes C.J. Stroud shared words of wisdom with Drake Maye after the game.
- Matt Geagan picks Sunday’s Ups & Downs: Patriots defense gets called out after loss to Texans.
- Matt Geagan passes along the report the Patriots signed Brenden Schooler to a 3-year extension.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Week 6: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game. Patriots: Biggest question: What can Drake Maye build off from his debut? Describe the game in two words: Decisive mismatch. Biggest hole in the game plan: The OTs needed more help. More.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) Week 6: What we learned from Sunday’s games. 2. Maye did some good things in first start, but turnovers, pass protection was a problem.
- Jori Epstein (Yahoo! Sports) Inside Drake Maye’s first Patriots start, from a trust-earning meeting to his alluring, roller-coaster day.
- Report (AP) Game Recap: C.J. Stroud throws 3 TD passes as Texans beat the Patriots 41-21 in Drake Maye’s 1st start.
- Shanna McCarriston (CBS Sports) Takeaways from Drake Maye’s first NFL start: QB settles in after sloppy start, shows flashes in Texans loss. Maye finished the game with more touchdowns than Jacoby Brissett had in the first five games this season.
- Michael Baca (NFL.com) Jerod Mayo: Drake Maye’s first start ‘encouraging,’ but ‘we let him down’ in loss to Texans.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Week 6 grades. Texans A-, Patriots C-: “… The only silver lining in this loss is that the offense definitely looked better with Maye running it, and right now, that’s what matters.”
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Overreactions after Week 6: This is best rookie QB class ever; Mike McCarthy on way out?
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Week 6 winners and losers. Winner: Texans run game.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Winners and losers: Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels are both hits; That’s historic.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Officials miss blatant face mask call during Texans-Patriots Week 6 matchup.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Week 6 injury roundup: Latest updates on Marvin Harrison Jr., Aidan Hutchinson, More.
- Kyle Stackpole (CBS Sports) NFL Draft 2025 order: Patriots hold No. 1 pick with several others in pursuit.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Roger Goodell says he wouldn’t be surprised if a Super Bowl is played internationally.