Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye had a solid outing in New England’s Week 11 frustrating loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Gillette Stadium.
Maye completed 30-of-40 passes for 282 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for the Patriots. Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters following the game that Maye “looks like a stud” and gave Los Angeles “fits” throughout the game.
“I thought he did a great job of being able to make plays in the pocket today, extend drives,” McVay said, per Patriots-provided transcript. “I thought he was patient, taking some underneath check-downs where guys were able to create.
“We had tighter coverages, and he was able to fit the ball into tight windows. He looks like a stud. … You can see just the impact that he has on his teammates, the way people talk about him here. He looks like he’s going to be a special player for a long time, and he gave us fits today.”
McVay also had high praise for Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez. For the most part, Rams wide receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp stayed out of Gonzalez’s coverage. The second-year cornerback had four tackles and one quarterback hit in the loss.
“It kind of just worked out that way,” McVay said. “There were some instances where we got a lot of respect for them. I had a lot of respect for their secondary, the different things they could do. Gonzalez is the real deal, does an excellent job, and I think it worked out that way.
“There were some instances where we said, ‘If you can avoid him, let’s go ahead and do that.’ … If you have the opportunity to stay away from certain things, then you want to be able to do that. But, he’s a great player. I think it just kind of worked out that way. Then there were some instances he was at the point of attack. All things being equal, if you had your choice, you’d say, ‘Let’s stay away from him.'”
