Though both his head coach and teammate said the game-ending interception was a “miscommunication,” Patriots’ quarterback Drake Maye disagreed.
The rookie placed blame for the critical mistake on his own shoulders. Asked after the 28-22 loss to the Rams about the turnover on the Patriots’ final drive, Maye advocated for his receiver on the play, DeMario Douglas.
“Yeah, it was a two-high [safety] look and Pop [DeMario Douglas]’s up the middle, and they’re pretty good up front rushing five,” Maye said of the Rams’ defensive approach. “I tried to kind of put it on them and kind of hit them over the linebacker, and Pop was thinking probably deep, but at the end of the day, just got to be on the same page, and I think Pop did the right thing, I guess, got to just talk through more conversations.