Why Patriots should be concerned about Drake Maye after three interceptions vs. Packers

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The New England Patriots lost to the Green Bay Packers in a brutal Week 9 blowout loss. While the struggles of Christian Gonzalez were alarming, one of the more worrying things from this game was Drake Maye’s performance.

After seemingly getting back on track following a rough start to the season, Maye has regressed again, throwing three more interceptions against the Packers during Sunday’s loss.

ESPN’s Mike Reiss believes that it’s time to be worried about Maye, as his interception problem should have the Patriots and their fans concerned.

Patriots should be concerned about Drake Maye’s INT problem

“The Patriots haven’t had a positive turnover differential in a game this season and are now minus-11 on the year,” Reiss writes. “So there is a high level of concern, especially for a team hoping to make a deep playoff run.”

Maye threw three interceptions against the Packers in Week 9, and now has 11 total picks on the season. He has already surpassed his eight-interception total from a year ago.

He’s clearly struggling more than normal, and that’s even though his 2,282 passing yards are sixth in the NFL, his 18 passing touchdowns are tied for fourth, and his 73.7 QBR is fifth-best in the league.

But his turnover problem is really hurting the Patriots’ odds to win these games where his turnover problems really come into play.

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The Patriots are 5-4 on the season, and if Maye can’t figure things out, they might be in real jeopardy of falling out of a playoff position.

While New England might still make the playoffs, the inconsistency of Maye with these interceptions makes it hard to believe in this team come the playoffs.

Seeing Maye fix this interception problem might be the difference in this team being able to go on a deep playoff run or not. After another brutal performance, throwing three interceptions in one game, it’s hard to believe in Maye right now.

Patriots fans and the team should be concerned about Maye, as his turnover struggles are really hurting the team right now and could become a major problem if they don’t go away soon.

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