Patriots Discharged by Playoff-Bound Chargers

2. Maye Re-Enters the Chat

Towards expectations, Maye returned to the sideline within the second quarter and re-entered the sport after the Chargers took their 10-0 lead. The Gillette Stadium crowd gave the rookie QB a pleasant ovation as he re-took the sphere and Maye instantly scrambled on first down and took a success whereas sliding that tacked on 15 yards for an pointless roughness penalty, shortly taking New England to midfield.

The nice vibes had been brief lived, as Maye turned and tried to execute a toss play however Pop Douglas could not deal with the toss and the ball hit the bottom for the second time in three possessions. This time the Chargers recovered, taking up on the New England 44. It was laborious to discern what went incorrect on the play, however the end result was unwelcome because the Chargers would add one other landing to their lead, making it 17-0 on a six-yard landing catch by Ladd McConkey.

The Chargers dominated the primary half whereas establishing the 17-point lead, holding a 21:58 to five:07 benefit in time of possession, whereas stacking 15 first downs to New England’s two, each of which got here through penalty.

Additionally among the many unhealthy information was the lack of Christian Gonzalez who suffered a concussion whereas attempting to make a second-quarter deal with and was dominated out of the sport simply earlier than halftime.