Three turnovers from Drake Maye just absolutely crushed the Patriots, as the Jaguars rolled to a dominant 35-6 victory over the defending AFC champions. This wasn’t just a loss, it was a rout that sent a clear message: something is seriously off with Maye in Week 3, and it’s getting worse.
Turnovers Are Piling Up Fast
Listen, a quarterback having a rough day happens. But Maye’s performance against Jacksonville was a total disaster. Early in the game, he fumbled the ball away while he was trying to make a throw in the first half. That was just the start of the nightmare. Later on, he tossed not one, but *two* interceptions. The Jaguars capitalized big time, turning those turnovers directly into a pair of touchdowns. You just can’t give away free points like that, especially against a team that’s clearly playing lights out. Talk about a brutal wake-up call for a team that was just celebrating their AFC title, huh? This kind of performance is just not acceptable for a squad with those kinds of expectations. And it wasn’t just the turnovers. Maye was also sacked three times, looking totally overwhelmed out there. The offensive line has to do better protecting their guy, no matter how much he’s struggling to hold onto the ball. The final score, 35-6, tells you everything you need to know about how lopsided this one got.
Is Vrabel on the Hot Seat Already?
This game pushes the Patriots to a really concerning 1-2 record, and the long-term outlook for Maye is getting grim, fast. He already had four interceptions in the first two weeks of the season, and with these three new ones, he’s now only two away from matching his entire interception total from the 2025 season. That is not the kind of “progress” you want from your young quarterback in Year 3, no sir. It got so bad that Maye was eventually pulled from the game, with Tommy DeVito stepping in once Jacksonville had the win locked down. Coach Mike Vrabel might not be looking at a permanent quarterback change right now, but you gotta believe those questions are going to start flying if Maye doesn’t get things sorted out, and fast. The fan base, the media, everyone’s gonna be watching that next game under a microscope. The Patriots are heading to Buffalo next weekend, and a 1-3 start would put them in a deep hole, facing a massive amount of work if they want to even *think* about returning to the postseason. We’re talking about climbing Everest without oxygen, practically. That’s a huge mountain to overcome just to get back into contention. On the other side, Trevor Lawrence, despite one strange scramble play in the fourth quarter that’ll probably spark some laughs, has Liam Coen feeling pretty good about his quarterback. It’s a tale of two quarterbacks, man.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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