{"id":40239,"date":"2025-12-21T23:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40239"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:51:18","slug":"drake-maye-reveals-lessons-learned-after-bills-gave-patriots-wake-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40239","title":{"rendered":"Drake Maye reveals lessons learned after Bills gave Patriots \u2018wake-up call\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YYRDGXOYMRBGPE7NJIQYTJCJKE.jpg?auth=9057b82c72f2bfbdb3ef34dc723bc422eb4804d7a4303cc35636c1263cc6f113&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Patriots\u00a0looked poised to lock up the AFC East in Week 15 after they took a 21-point lead into the half against the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0they took their foot off the gas\u00a0and allowed Josh Allen and\u00a0the Bills to complete the comeback\u00a0and keep Buffalo\u2019s AFC East hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"N5TECKKWCJBS3GRTHTAOGNWJMY\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">While\u00a0Drake Maye\u00a0couldn\u2019t lead New England to a fourth-quarter comeback win, the second-year quarterback did take some valuable lessons from the loss.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JCTBFE5P3VASDDPIR6NMPNGKMI\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cDon\u2019t let up. Just don\u2019t lay off the gas,\u201d\u00a0Maye told NBC Sports\u2019 and three-time Patriots champion Devin McCourty. \u201cIt\u2019s a natural habit of getting comfortable when you have a 21-0 lead or 24-7 going into halftime, and you can\u2019t let up against good teams. You can\u2019t go out and do what we did in the second half. And me personally, missing throws and missing guys open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"DZZBJMVUL5CUFJQYHNACYZFVCA\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Maye will take the Week 15 lessons\u00a0into Week 16 against the Baltimore Ravens\u00a0with a chance\u00a0to punch the Patriots\u2019 ticket to the playoffs\u00a0for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EDSVR2IEAFGXDJB5XUG7IVFTZ4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cIt\u2019s the NFL. You move on to next week and realize that, that\u2019s kind of a wake-up call for us,\u201d\u00a0Maye said. \u201cWhen we got the lead, we got to keep our foot on the pedal and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"InContent_Center_Background\">\n<div class=\"InContent_Center_Padding\">\n<div class=\"ad-observer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"inarticle-6\" data-gaid=\"inarticle-6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"GRB66K5IWVCQ7EKZSTJEH4D7SU\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Patriots can still clinch the AFC East, but not until Week 17 at the earliest. A\u00a0loss on Sunday night\u00a0means Buffalo and New England would be tied in the standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Patriots\u00a0looked poised to lock up the AFC East in Week 15 after they took a 21-point lead into the half against the Buffalo Bills. 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