Former Gamecock QB Spencer Rattler threw a pretty good game - 20 of 26 for 227 yards. But you know what? New England's Drake Maye threw an even better game - 18 of 26 for 261 yards and three touchdowns. With 1,261 yards on the season, Maye is now fifth overall in the NFL in total yards. With 113 completions on 153 attempts, his 73.9 percentage is second best in the league.
In the first half, Drake threw two TD passes to Kayshon Boutte and one to DeMario Douglas, while all New Orleans could do was kick some field goals and get a rushing TD. The second half was basically a defensive struggle - not between the two teams but between the teams and the awful officiating. All either team could manage in the second half against the zebra crew was one FG each.
The Patriots win their third straight game and improve to 4-2 overall. The Bills don't play until a Monday Night Football game tomorrow, so New England is officially a half game back from first place until Buffalo deals with the Atlanta Falcons. The Bills are four-point favorites, but a Falcons win would put the Pats into a tie for first place in the AFC East.
Next week, the Patriots pay a visit to the Tennessee Titans (1-4, at least until the end of their game with the Raiders). For the whole rest of the season, New England only has two games on its schedule against teams currently above .500. The NFL may have given us an easy route to the playoffs, but you know what?, I'll take it!
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