The Jacksonville Jaguars went full nor’easter on the New England Patriots, dropping a brutal 35-6 beatdown at EverBank Stadium. It was supposed to be a sunny Sunday escape, but instead, it just poured on Drake Maye, who piled up his fifth, sixth, and seventh turnovers of the season. The visitors are limping home with a 1-2 record, and frankly, it feels a lot worse than that.
Maye’s Absolute Meltdown in Florida
Maye, the guy who was the 2025 NFL MVP runner-up, had four turnovers coming into this game, and then he just kept on giving. He finished 14-of-25 for 199 yards, but those stats barely tell the story of the disaster. No touchdowns, two brutal interceptions, and one lost fumble. The opening drive actually started with a 21-yard comeback route, moving the chains, but that promise vanished fast. Maye, stepping up in a clean pocket, inexplicably fumbled the ball out of his right hand. DaVon Hamilton snagged it, and boom, just like that, the Patriots were down 7-0.
It only got worse. Right before halftime, Maye threw an absolutely brutal, can’t-have-it interception at the goal line. Travis Hunter was just waiting there on third down in the back of the end zone, defending Efton Chism III. No throwaway, no points, and Maye’s first career pick for the former Heisman winner. You cannot make that throw. The erratic play did not go anywhere at the half either, with Maye getting picked off again with 1:03 left in the third quarter. Jarrian Jones blanketed his man, Maye threw it late and inside, and the Jaguars promptly turned it into a 28-3 game. Backup Tommy DeVito finally took over midway through the fourth quarter, by which point it was already 35-6.
Undisciplined Offense and Backfield Woes
It wasn’t just Maye struggling out there. The wide receiver depth chart, which had relied on Romeo Doubs’ 96 receiving yards last week following A.J. Brown’s high ankle sprain, couldn’t find consistent footing. Mack Hollins led the Patriots with nine targets, six catches, and 87 yards, even picking up a sweet back-shoulder pass and a 21-yard stiff-arming gain on third down. But then, to cap off the chaos, Hollins, their “eldest statesman” no less, gets flagged for taunting when they’re already down by 25 points! That’s undisciplined, plain and simple. Doubs, who was flagged for offensive pass interference himself, caught three passes for 49 yards. DeMario Douglas had a 38-yard gain and Kyle Williams added a 34-yard gain, but it was too little, too late.
The run game wasn’t providing much relief either. Rhamondre Stevenson, who lost his 10th career fumble last week, had a rough day with 22 yards on seven carries and 16 yards on three catches. He did manage a downhill conversion on fourth-and-inches, but that was a rare bright spot. Tre’Veyon Henderson got his share, but the longest rush for anyone in the backfield was just seven yards.
Heading back into the elements with a 1-2 record, the Patriots have got to clean up this messy, turnover-riddled play. Otherwise, this early season slide is just going to keep on building.
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Originally reported by Pats Pulpit.
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