On the Patriots' official Patriots This Week show, Bob Socci and Scott Zolak react to Thursday night's loss to the Bears. Socci, Zolak and Mike Dussault also look back at the earlier win over the Jets.
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The Patriots fell 30-24 to the Bears at Soldier Field on Thursday night, as Chicago forced 16 missed tackles and out-snapped New England. Drake Maye was mostly great behind a short-handed line, but a red-zone interception swung the second quarter. "Tackling wasn't good enough," Mike Vrabel said.
NBC Sports Boston's crew gave Caleb Williams the edge over Drake Maye in a close duel. Phil Perry said the quarterback who won without turning the ball over wins "by decision," while praising Maye for making plays under heavy blitzing.
Patriots.com's film review says Maye was mostly outstanding, with 14 plus plays and +0.34 EPA per drop-back, but the offense couldn't find a go-ahead score on two fourth-quarter drives down 27-21.
After Chicago's 30-24 Thursday night win, Bears coach Ben Johnson praised Drake Maye despite the Patriots quarterback's costly end-zone interception. 'He's an outstanding player,' Johnson said, adding that Maye is very hard to bottle up and finds gaps to run through when nothing is open downfield.
