Drake Maye guided New England to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, rallying his workforce from an 11-point deficit to a 28-24 victory over Baltimore on Sunday night time that clinched a post-season spot for the Patriots and dealt a devastating blow to the Ravens’ playoff hopes.
Down 24-13 within the fourth quarter, Maye answered with a 37-yard scoring strike to Kyle Williams earlier than a two-point conversion go to Rhamondre Stevenson made it a three-point recreation with 9:01 to play.
After New England compelled a punt, the Patriots drove 89 yards for the successful landing. Baltimore’s go rush, which was non-existent earlier within the recreation, was a lot better in direction of the top, however Maye confirmed why he is emerged as an MVP candidate whereas main New England (12-3) to first place within the AFC East.
He threw for a career-best 380 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, as veteran receiver Stefon Diggs shone with 138 yards and 9 catches. The successful landing got here on one among New England’s few productive working performs, a 21-yard sprint by Stevenson with 2:07 left.
The Ravens, who misplaced Lamar Jackson to a again damage within the second quarter, turned the ball over on their last drive on a fumble by Zay Flowers. Baltimore (7-8) is now two video games behind AFC North-leading Pittsburgh with two to play. To win the division, the Ravens would wish to win at Inexperienced Bay and Pittsburgh, and have the Steelers – who beat Detroit earlier within the day – lose to lowly Cleveland in Week 17.
Pittsburgh’s win put immense stress on the Ravens, and issues went from dangerous to worse when New England took a 10-7 lead after which Jackson left late within the second quarter with yet one more damage – this time to his again.
Tyler Huntley – who led Baltimore to an enormous win in Week 8 over Chicago when Jackson was out with a hamstring downside – helped the Ravens rally. Flowers scored on an 18-yard finish round to provide the Ravens a 17-13 lead within the third quarter. Baltimore then snuffed out a pretend punt close to midfield and went 11 factors forward on Derrick Henry’s 2-yard run with 12:50 left within the fourth.
However that was the final time Henry touched the ball – one other baffling set of choices in one other fourth-quarter collapse by a Baltimore workforce that is had loads of these in recent times.
The Ravens had taken a 7-0 lead on a 21-yard run by Henry – simply their third first-quarter landing in 9 residence video games this season. After Maye was intercepted, Baltimore’s offense was rolling earlier than Henry fumbled. New England tied it on a 1-yard go from Maye to Hunter Henry. It was 10-all at halftime.
The Patriots misplaced Rookie of the Yr candidate Tre’Veyon Henderson when the working again left with a head damage within the second quarter.
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