Dave Portnoy rates Patriots' loss to Packers: bad
TLDR: Drake Maye threw 3 first-half interceptions as the Packers blew out the Patriots 45-27 at Gillette, and Dave Portnoy went from predicting a halftime comeback to one word from his couch: bad.
Green Bay scored on each of its first 3 possessions, and by the 2nd quarter Maye's turnovers had gone from worrying to a running joke.
That tweet is sarcastic, but it's also true. Maye now leads the league in interceptions, and Sunday took him to an NFL-high 11. There was a little hope in the middle of it. Down 17-0, he hit a deep ball on 3rd and 10 to get New England on the board. Then Green Bay kept turning his mistakes into points.
The other half of the problem was the Patriots secondary. Jordan Love went 23-of-29 for 372 yards with 3 touchdowns and ran for another score. Christian Watson (7 catches, 171 yards) and Matthew Golden (10 catches, 164 yards) both set career highs. According to the Packers' beat, no Green Bay pair had each topped 150 yards with a touchdown in the same game since Don Hutson and Andy Uram in 1942.
Down 24-14 at halftime, Dave did what Dave does. He grabbed the phone, put on the Pats hat and jersey, and decided this was a growth moment for his quarterback.
Halftime Update - This is a great opportunity for Drake to overcome some adversity and win a big game
Honestly, it was a fair read at the time. The Pats were only down 10 while losing the turnover battle 3-0. But the comeback never came. Green Bay finished with 21 points off 4 New England turnovers and won 45-27. Maye ended up 21-of-38 for 299 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 picks, so he got his touchdowns. They just didn't matter.
That was the end of the halftime optimism. The deep-post complaint is the Watson and Golden story in two words. The Packers kept beating New England over the top, and nobody on the back end had an answer.
By Monday it was Tom Brady piling on. Fox had hyped his return to Foxborough all week. On the postgame Player of the Game segment, he sat down with Packers safety Evan Williams, who had 5 tackles, an interception and 2 pressures, and couldn't resist a shot at the guy wearing the uniform he made famous.
Tom Brady: “There was some deli meat given out by Drake Maye today” Patriot on Patriot crime
Patriot on Patriot crime, and the takes haven't let up since. People are already dropping Maye from the MVP conversation, and even the Barstool office jokes are about Green Bay now. Maye took the blame after the game. Green Bay is 6-3, the Pats fell to 5-4, and 11 interceptions through 9 games is a number Maye has to get under control fast if the Pats want Dave's next halftime prediction to come true.
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