Rookie Drake Maye ran for a touchdown and led the New England Patriots on two of the team’s three scoring drives Thursday night in a 14-13 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The No. 3 overall draft pick out of North Carolina appeared in just one series in the Patriots' preseason opener, but played the second and third quarters of this one. He finished 6 of 11 for 47 yards.
The Patriots were leading 13-6 in the fourth quarter when the Eagles rallied. Rookie running back Kendall Milton ran for a 1-yard score and Tanner McGee connected with Ainias Smith on the go-ahead 2-point conversion.was underwhelming in his one quarter before being replaced by Maye. New England went three-and-out on the game’s first possession.
“He had great composure," Patriots rookie head coach Jerod Mayo said. “I thought it was a good drive. I thought he went out there and did a lot of good things. Hopefully he can build on that and we’ll see how this week goes.” The Eagles' lone points through two quarters came on a 42-yarder by Elliott. He added a 38-yarder in the fourth.with 2:25 remaining after rookie Joe Milton III went 2 of 7 for 20 yards and failed to lead the offense to a first down on the ensuing drive after the Eagles took the lead with 4:23 left. Zappe’s bid at a comeback ended when a bad snap was recovered by Philadelphia, which ran out the remaining 1:47.
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