TreVeyon Henderson rushed to the left for a seven-yard touchdown twice in the second quarter, and caught a six-yard Drake Maye pass for another TD in the third. Add to that a pair of fourth quarter field goals, and that's New England's 27 points, more than enough to beat the Jets.
Potential NFL MVP Drake Maye passed for 281 yards with no interceptions. With an early-week Thursday night game under his belt, Maye leads the NFL in total yards (2,836) and first downs (132). He's second in the league to Matthew Stafford in TDs (20), second to Justin Herbert in completions (230), second to Jarod Goff in percent complete (71.9), and second to San Darnold in yards per attempt (8.9). He's in elite company, and no other QB leads him in more than one category.
Of course, it's not all Maye. Henderson had 62 of New England's total 65 yards rushing and Stefon Diggs had 105 yards receiving.
After eight straight wins, it's easy to forget that the Patriots (9-2) are coming off three consecutive losing seasons and were 4-13 the last two. The next game, all the way out on November 23, is against the Cincinnati Bengals (3-6). Joe Burrows isn't expected to play, even though he's returned from his injury and is practicing with the team, and we'll probably face Joe Flacco. 10-2, anyone?
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