Patriots' Drake Maye dazzles with late TD, laments 'dumb' INT - ESPN

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye delivered a dazzling play to send Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans into overtime with no time remaining in regulation, but he lamented throwing deep on an ill-advised interception that sealed a 20-17 road loss at Nissan Stadium.

The dramatic ups and downs sparked feelings of promise and disappointment from Patriots players and coaches as they dropped to 2-7.

«The guy's special, man. The way he competes, the way he plays, the way he continues to fight,» veteran tight end Hunter Henry said of Maye, the No. 3 pick in the draft. «I'm proud of his fight. There is a lot to learn and we're going to continue to build.»

Maye capped off an 11-play, 50-yard touchdown drive at the end of regulation with a play in which he held the ball for 11.82 seconds as he zigzagged through the pocket waiting for a receiver to uncover. He then lofted a 5-yard pass while falling to the ground to running back Rhamondre Stevenson in the end zone with no time left on the clock.

Since NFL Next Gen Stats tracking began in 2016, Maye's effort is the second-longest time to throw on any touchdown pass (regular season or playoffs) behind only Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' Hail Mary in Week 8 to defeat the Chicago Bears (12.70 seconds).

«That's Drake. Nobody was surprised. Drake does stuff like that all the time,» cornerback Christian Gonzalez said. «He fought and did all he could.»

Maye said he was trying to keep the play alive and credited Stevenson for his receiver-like effort before adding: «But we ended up coming short, so that play really doesn't matter at this point.»

A significant reason was Maye's final decision of overtime. The Titans had gone ahead 20-17