Trailing by 13 points on their first possession of the second half, the New England Patriots offense drove down the field and set up inside the Arizona Cardinals’ 5-yard line.
After a 3rd-and-1 run up the middle was stuffed, New England kept the offense on the field on fourth-down. Another run up the middle was stopped short leading to a turnover on downs.
Despite describing this exact situation throughout the year when discussing the possibility of using Drake Maye’s legs in the run game, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt took the ball out of his quarterback’s hands in both instances.