Aaron Rodgers and his Jets just kept rolling on Thursday Night Football. The 40-year-old showed his vintage form. And as a result, he and his team defeated the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium for the first time after December 27, 2015.

As the Patriots were on the verge of losing their consecutive game on September 19, coach Jerod Mayo pulled back quarterback 1 Jacoby Brissett, and brought in the preseason star, backup QB, Drake Maye in the 4th quarter. Although he was able to move the ball in the final minutes of the game, it was too late for the Patriots. Now, this 24-3 blowout has raised chaos among the Patriots fans, who are wondering whether, from the next matchup, the Patriots are going to bring Maye as their starter. But is it so?

When asked the same question, coach Mayo, said, via reporter Doug Kyed on X, “I don’t know. We talk about it every single week. You’re competing for a job. We’ll get together as a coaching staff.” Although he didn’t name anyone as the starter for the next, he does not completely disagree with Maye’s position. This hints that Drake Maye could be the QB 1 from the next games of the Patriots.

However, the coach has yet to make an official announcement regarding Drake Maye’s position. And so, he has mentioned that their team will be looking at the film, before making any final decision. But no one can deny the fact that even Mayo felt the need of Maye in the game. Hence, he brought the young QB to the gridiron on Thursday, allegedly avoiding more embarrassment. But when reporters asked coach Mayo about his decision of calling back Maye in the final quarter, he simply put, “I just thought it was a good opportunity for him to go there with the ones to put a few drives together.”

Now, is Mayo telling the truth or hiding something that only he and his team know? Till then, it appears that the door has opened for Drake Maye to prove himself again in the league.

Drake Maye reacted on his NFL debut!

Drake Maye made his NFL debut in Week 3 during the Patriots’ loss to the Jets. By that time, when he entered the field, there was about 4:24 left on the clock and the Patriots were trailing 24-3. Though the outcome was already decided, it was a big moment for the rookie. In the game, he completed four out of eight passes for 22 yards, and ran for 12 yards. However, he too was sacked and hit multiple times, but less than Jacoby Brissett, who was sacked and hit 5 & 10 times respectively.

On the other hand, Maye got hit five times and sacked twice. So, when he was asked about his debut performance post-game, Drake Maye admitted that he made some mistakes, like taking unnecessary sacks. He said, “Can’t take stupid sacks. We’re trying to get the ball out, and you can’t take sacks in that situation. At the same time, we got some first downs and moved the chains, made some plays with my feet and hit (DeMario Douglas) over the middle. So we got some good things to look at, at the same time.” In addition to that, he also reacted on how he felt going out there, by saying, “Just wanted to go out there, try to make some plays and have some fun. Felt a little nervous running out there. What a night with the crowd and the atmosphere to get my first game under my belt.”

Nevertheless, the coach Jerod Mayo already told Maye when he was going to debut in the game – “Just be smart with the football. Don’t do anything stupid. Just get out of the game. And at the same time, just enjoy it. Try to make some plays.” And to some extent, Maye was able to do as per his coach’s wish, like he did in preseason games.

However, still that wasn’t enough in front of the powerful Aaron Rodgers‘ Jets team. Hence, they eventually lost with 3-24.

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