<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-jacoby-brissett-gives-himself-credit-gritty-win-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett gives himself credit after gritty win vs. Jets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ddb7ee32-94c3-11ef-a873-3aac072ebae6.avif"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett gives himself credit after gritty win vs. Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T07:25:52-07:00">October 28th, 7:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T07:25:52-07:00">October 28th, 7:25am</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jacoby Brissett was the hero at quarterback in the New England Patriots’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-jerod-mayos-immediate-reaction-resilient-win-jets">25-22 upset win</a> over the New York Jets on Sunday.</p><p>After Drake Maye <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-drake-maye-being-evaluated-for-concussion-vs-jets">left Sunday’s game in the second quarter</a>, Brissett came in and helped New England secure a comeback victory. He led them to two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, including a 12-play, 70-yard touchdown drive that gave the Patriots the game-winning score with 22 seconds left.</p><p>Brissett didn’t have a spectacular stat line, but he made the plays needed to win. He completed 15 of 24 passes for 132 yards to go with a major 14-yard run on the game-winning drive.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JBrissett12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JBrissett12</a> takes it for the first.</p><p>📺: CBS <a href="https://t.co/jeu8xsXQkJ">pic.twitter.com/jeu8xsXQkJ</a></p><p>— New England Patriots (@Patriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1850627498435825968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brissett didn’t make plays like that when he started the first five games of the season for the Patriots, causing him to be benched for Maye. It might be easy to look at what Brissett did on Sunday as a bit of a redemption arc, but the veteran quarterback <a href="https://x.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1850652031750463874" rel="noopener">shut down that narrative</a> after the game.</p><p>“I don’t look at it as no redemption,” Brissett said. “I think this is a testament to me believing in myself and not y’all. I’m very aware of that. I was very fortunate to have this opportunity. To go out there and get a win with our guys, it was sweet. You can’t put it into words. I’m not trying to, like, be arrogant or nothing, but I’m very proud of myself today.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JBrissett12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JBrissett12</a> threading it to <a href="https://twitter.com/KayshonBoutte1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KayshonBoutte1</a> 🎯</p><p>📺: CBS <a href="https://t.co/oAgSg7YsTS">pic.twitter.com/oAgSg7YsTS</a></p><p>— New England Patriots (@Patriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/Patriots/status/1850628256375980163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brissett had a pretty rough stretch of play prior to being benched. While he threw just one interception, he only threw two touchdowns and 696 yards through the first five games.</p><p>The benching didn’t shake Brissett’s confidence, though.</p><p>“It was just believing in myself, sticking to what I know is right, that I can play in this league,” Brissett said when asked if getting benched sparked his performance on Sunday. “I don’t look at it as anything else but that. Like I said, just believing in myself and going out there and doing what I know I can do on a day-in, day-out process, basis. These were the results.”</p><h2><b>What Jacoby Brissett said of fellow Patriots QB Drake Maye’s injury</b></h2><p>Brissett’s return to action came under less-than-ideal circumstances. Not only did he replace an injured teammate, but he was also going up against a Jets defense that ranked fourth in total defense entering Sunday. Brissett also threw for just 96 yards in the first matchup between the two teams earlier this season.</p><p>Additionally, the Patriots had been reeling in recent weeks as they were on a six-game losing streak and were called out by their head coach for<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-blasts-new-england-soft-loss-jaguars"> playing “soft” following their Week 7 loss</a>.</p><p>Brissett was cognizant of everything that was going on entering and during Sunday’s game, which is why the win might have been extra sweet.</p><p>“Obviously, you never want to see a player go down. Obviously, hoping Drake gets back,” Brissett said. “I think it was a good win. Fighting through adversity. We got a challenge earlier this week, the guys came out and responded well. Obviously, being able to come in the game and guys rally around me and help make plays. We obviously pushed it in at the end to score the win.</p><p>“I think that was the encompass of a lot of things throughout the season. Just hoping this is a snowball effect, start of something special.”</p><p>As the Patriots improved to 2-6, they have a long hill to climb in order to get back to .500. They have an easier opponent next week when they take on the Tennessee Titans. It’s unclear, though, who will be the Patriots’ starting quarterback in that game as Maye is now in the league’s concussion protocol.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett gives himself credit after gritty win vs. Jets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-drake-maye-beats-jacoby-brissett-first-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Drake Maye beats Jacoby Brissett in first start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patriots-news-Drake-Maye-beats-Jacoby-Brissett-in-first-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Drake Maye beats Jacoby Brissett in first start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T13:53:24-07:00">October 13th, 1:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T13:53:24-07:00">October 13th, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots fans have to be happy with what Drake Maye has given them so far. In his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-reveals-why-new-england-starting-drake-maye-over-jacoby-brissett">first career start</a>, Maye did not lead the team to victory but gave the offense a new life with his inspiring inaugural performance.</p><p>During the team’s Week 6 home game against the Houston Texans, Maye accounted for all three of the team’s touchdowns. His three touchdown passes in the game <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1845551805373055125" rel="noopener">surpassed Brissett’s total touchdown count</a> for the season in his five previous starts, per NFL reporter Ari Meirov.</p><p>In the losing effort, Maye threw for 243 yards, more than Brissett managed in any single game of the year to that point. Maye’s 20 completions on 33 attempts were also the most of a Patriots quarterback on the season.</p><p>Of Maye’s 243 passing yards, 92 of them went to leading receiver Demario Douglas. Douglas also accounted for one of Maye’s three touchdown passes with Kayshon Boutte and Hunter Henry bringing in the other two.</p><p>After guiding the team to an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-patriots-arent-a-true-playoff-contender-after-crazy-upset-over-bengals">upset victory in Week 1</a> over the Cincinnati Bengals, Brissett lost his next four starts to give the team a 1-4 record. In all five of his starts, the Patriots struggled to move the ball offensively, prompting head coach Jerod Mayo to turn to Maye, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.</p><h2>Patriots fall to 1-5 with loss to Texans</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Drake-Maye.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even with Maye giving the Patriots hope on the offensive side of the ball, the team could not end their current losing streak against the Nico Collins-less Texans in Week 6. The New England defense was uncharacteristically out-matched by CJ Stroud, who threw for three touchdowns in the game.</p><p>In Collins’ absence, veteran Stefon Diggs stepped up as the de facto No. 1 target by reeling in six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown. Second-year wideout Tank Dell was right behind him with his best game of the year, posting seven catches for 57 yards and a score.</p><p>On just 13 carries, Joe Mixon torched the Patriots on the ground with 102 rushing yards and a touchdown. Mixon added a receiving touchdown to give him two total while his backup, Dameon Pierce, also found the end zone on a 54-yard dash.</p><p>Aside from their poor defensive showing, the Patriots were limited by a non-existent running game with Rhamondre Stevenson out due to a foot injury. Maye led the team with 38 rushing yards, all on scrambles. Backup running back Antonio Gibson had the most carries on the team with 13 but turned those opportunities into just 19 rushing yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye beats Jacoby Brissett in first start

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After spending the first five weeks of the 2024 NFL season riding the bench, throwing just eight passes in one lone relief opportunity, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-make-1st-nfl-start-texans">Drake Maye is set to make his debut</a> for the New England Patriots in Week 6 against the Houston Texans.</p><p>Is Maye ready for the opportunity? Debatable, as he’ll still be playing in front of a bad offensive line with questionable offensive weapons, but that doesn’t mean the pride of North Carolina hasn’t been putting in work to get where he wants to be ahead of this debut. Talking to reporters during his weekly media session, Maye revealed everything he’s learned from Jacoby Brissett over the past few months and how he<a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/transcript-drake-maye-press-conference-10-9" rel="noopener"> plans to translate that to his own on-field play</a>.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-jacoby-brissett-breaks-silence-on-being-benched-in-favor-of-drake-maye">Brissett didn’t have a ton of success for the Patriots</a> in 2024, he did provide some veteran leadership under center for a team making the most consequential coaching changes of the last 20 years. If his insight can help Maye to see the field better ahead of his NFL starting debut, it should play a massive role in the Patriots’ long-term future.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Drake-Maye-on-the-field-for-the-Patriots.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Jerod Mayo has seen improvements in Drake Maye at practice</b></h2><p>So what has head coach Jerod Mayo seen from Maye that he likes enough to give him the nod in Week 6? Well, in his own media session, Mayo noted that he’s really seen an improvement in how his young QB sees the offense over the past few weeks and now<a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/transcript-jerod-mayo-press-conference-10-9" rel="noopener"> feels comfortable in his play</a>.</p><p>Will Maye fare better than Brissett in Week 6? Debateable. Are the Patriots making a mistake playing him with a bottom-10 supporting cast? Debateable. But hey, if Mayo believes in his young QB, why shouldn’t fans? If nothing else, they will get a glimpse at the team’s future, even if the Pats are still a few years away from contention.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Drake Maye reveals the biggest lesson he learned from Jacoby Brissett

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-jacoby-brissett-breaks-silence-on-being-benched-in-favor-of-drake-maye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett breaks silence on being benched in favor of Drake Maye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patriots-news-Jacoby-Brissett-breaks-silence-on-being-benched-in-favor-of-Drake-Maye.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett breaks silence on being benched in favor of Drake Maye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T09:22:54-07:00">October 10th, 9:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T09:47:36-07:00">October 10th, 9:47am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett spoke to the media for the first time since being benched for rookie quarterback Drake Maye, and he <a href="https://x.com/DougKyed/status/1844406532726981140" rel="noopener">did not hold back</a> on how the decision is impacting him.</p><p>“I don’t think words can really describe how tough it is,” Jacoby Brissett said, via Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald.</p><p>Although it was a given <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-silence-replacing-jacoby-brissett-as-new-englands-starting-qb">that the Patriots</a> would hand the starting job to Drake Maye at some point, it is clear that Brissett is upset about losing the job this soon. Many thought that New England would at least wait until later in the season to make the move to Maye. Instead, the rookie will get the start against the Houston Texans, who boast arguably the best pass rush in the NFL this season. Brissett <a href="https://x.com/ByMarkDaniels/status/1844407336854749441" rel="noopener">described his interaction</a> with Maye after the decision.</p><p>“Drake asked how I’m doing. I’m like, ‘Man, if you’re worried about me, you’re worried about the wrong thing,'” Brissett said, via Mark Daniels of MassLive.</p><p>Despite the obvious disappointment, Brissett <a href="https://x.com/ByMarkDaniels/status/1844406671092875339" rel="noopener">made it clear</a> that he will support Maye as he takes over the starting job <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-reveals-why-new-england-starting-drake-maye-over-jacoby-brissett">for the Patriots</a>.</p><p>“I’m here to support Drake,” Brissett said, via Daniels.</p><p>When Brissett returned to the Patriots this offseason, it was known that Brissett would likely be starting games while a rookie was sitting behind him. Still, he is a competitor and wanted to keep the starting job for as long as possible.</p><h2><b>Drake Maye in for big test as Patriots face Texans</b></h2><p>As mentioned before, this is not an easy landing spot for Maye in his first start in the NFL. The Texans pass rush is ferocious, and given the Patriots’ offensive line, which has been the worst in the NFL by many metrics, Maye will likely have to get the ball out quick.</p><p>For the Patriots to have a chance in this game, Maye will have to make quick decisions to possibly control the time of possession. That would limit the Texans’ time with the ball and chances to score. CJ Stroud getting a lot of chances with the ball is not a good recipe. Avoiding falling behind early in the game will be an important aspect of this game for the Patriots.</p><p>Regardless, this is a huge game for the organization. They think Maye is the quarterback of the future, and it will be a huge test for him to go up against a Super Bowl hopeful.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Jacoby Brissett breaks silence on being benched in favor of Drake Maye

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-reveals-why-new-england-starting-drake-maye-over-jacoby-brissett');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jerod Mayo reveals why Patriots are now starting Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/3ecf325a-8661-11ef-94fa-127f490d6a29.avif"></figure><h1>Jerod Mayo reveals why Patriots are now starting Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T12:30:07-07:00">October 9th, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T12:31:12-07:00">October 9th, 12:31pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Drake Maye era <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-make-1st-nfl-start-texans">has officially arrived in Foxborough</a>, with Jerod Mayo confirming that the rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-patriots-wrong-decision-start-drake-maye-jacoby-brissett">will replace</a> Jacoby Brissett as the team’s starting quarterback.</p><p>Mayo gave some standard coachspeak when <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1844043360048214474" rel="noopener">he explained the decision</a> to reporters on Wednesday, saying the team made the move that gave them the best opportunity to win games.</p><p>“Going forward, I think now, Drake gives us the best chance to win now and going forward,” Mayo said. “He’s been getting better every single week, as I’ve said before. At the end of training camp, he actually was trending at a very high rate. That has continued through the early part of the season.</p><p>“So, it was solely my decision to make this choice. I had a conversation one-on-one with Jacoby. I had a conversation with Drake. We’re all on board.”</p><p>The Patriots opened the season with Brissett at quarterback after having an open competition for the starting spot during training camp and the preseason. Brissett led the Patriots to a surprise win in the season opener, but things slowly unraveled from there. New England has gone on a four-game losing streak since the Week 1 win.</p><p>Brissett has played a large role in the Patriots’ shortcomings through their 1-4 start. He’s 27th in passing yards (696) and has thrown for just two touchdowns in five games. As a result, New England ranks 31st in total offense (250.8 yards per game) and scoring (12.4 points per game).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jerod Mayo addresses decision to start Drake Maye over Jacoby Brissett 🗣️ <a href="https://t.co/E3YgYRvVmN">pic.twitter.com/E3YgYRvVmN</a></p><p>— Patriots Coverage on NBCS Boston (@NBCSPatriots) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPatriots/status/1844043360048214474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, Brissett isn’t solely to blame for the Patriots’ offensive woes. He’s <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-plan-to-start-no-3-overall-pick-drake-maye-over-jacoby-brissett-vs-texans" rel="noopener">been pressured</a> a league-high 50 percent of the time on his dropbacks, per Next Gen Stats. He’s also been sacked 17 times through five games, with 13 of them coming in the last three games.</p><p>Mayo saluted Brissett for hanging in there during a rough period, adding that the veteran quarterback took the team’s decision to bench him well.</p><p>“He was a warrior,” Mayo said of Brissett. “As you guys know, he’s taken a lot of hits and just kept getting up. I would also say, for a guy like that to be voted as a captain in this situation and continue to be very supportive of Drake Maye, I tip my hat to Jacoby for having that egoless mentality.”</p><h2><b>What Jerod Mayo said of Drake Maye’s progression to make him Patriots’ starting QB</b></h2><p>Even though Brissett has been starting at quarterback, Maye had been receiving 30 percent of the reps at practice, an unusually high amount for a backup quarterback. Those reps allowed the Patriots to see the rookie’s progression.</p><p>Obviously, the Patriots liked Maye enough ahead of the draft to select him with the No. 3 overall pick. But Mayo shared the team was surprisingly impressed with Maye in one area ahead of the draft, with the rookie showing progression in that certain aspect.</p><p>“Drake’s a smart guy, and we saw that throughout the draft process,” Mayo said. “As far as understanding the offense, the language and just his overall football IQ, I think that continues to improve. I was actually pleasantly surprised. Even when he got here, it was never a question, ‘Was he smart?’ But I was pleasantly surprised, just his work ethic, out of this world, and studying the playbook and trying to get those reps.</p><p>“He continues to get better each and every day.”</p><p>Maye has gotten the chance to show his ability at the NFL level on a few occasions. He completed 21 of 34 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown to go with 32 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown over three preseason games. He also made his NFL debut against the New York Jets in Week 3, completing 4 of 8 passes for 22 yards and rushing for 12 more in a garbage time drive.</p><p>Now, it’s go time for Maye, and Mayo expects everyone on the team to be behind the rookie quarterback.</p><p>“We had a conversation with Jacoby and Drake the night prior [Monday night],” Mayo said. “But I told the team this morning that in the same way that the full weight of the organization was behind Jacoby at the time, I expect the same thing, the full weight of the organization to be behind Drake no matter what.”</p><p>The Patriots will hope that Maye will break their losing streak when they host the Houston Texans on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1413.4	5.8	2.9	34

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
1413.4	5.8	2.9	34

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