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Drake Maye Gives Patriots 17-13 Lead Against Dolphins in Third Quarter

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye scored a two-yard touchdown to give his team a 17-13 lead over the Miami Dolphins late in the third quarter.

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The New England Patriots took a 17-13 lead over the Miami Dolphins with 59 seconds remaining in the third quarter on Sunday. ProFootballTalk and Yahoo NFL both reported that New England overcame a 10-point halftime deficit in Miami to regain the lead. Patriots quarterback Drake Maye scored the go-ahead touchdown on a two-yard run after executing a fake pitch to running back Rhamondre Stevenson. [1][2]

According to ProFootballTalk, Maye's touchdown drive was aided by two replay reviews during the third quarter. In one instance, officials initially ruled that wide receiver Pop Douglas was short of the line on a fourth-down pass, but a replay review overturned the call on the field to allow the drive to continue. [1]

Yahoo NFL reported that New England had earlier cut Miami's lead to 13-10 on a touchdown by Kyle Williams. Yahoo Sports Top added that a replay review challenging an end-zone call aided the touchdown pass to Williams, giving the team a key scoring drive. [4][5]

Maye is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots. He previously played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he won the Shaun Alexander Award and was named the ACC Football Player of the Year in 2022 after leading the NCAA in total yards. [6]

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In short

  • The New England Patriots led the Miami Dolphins 17-13 late in the third quarter.
  • Drake Maye scored on a two-yard touchdown run after a fake pitch to Rhamondre Stevenson.
  • The Patriots previously narrowed the deficit to 13-10 on a touchdown by Kyle Williams.
  • New England overcame a 10-point halftime deficit in Miami.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Drake Maye puts Patriots up 17-13 at end of third quarterProFootballTalk, 2d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Drake Maye puts Patriots up 17-13 at end of third quarterYahoo NFL, 2d ago
  3. [3]Chiefs lead Broncos 17-13 at halftimeYahoo NFL, 2d ago
  4. [4]Patriots cut Dolphins lead to 13-10 on Kyle Williams touchdownYahoo NFL, 2d ago
  5. [5]Mike Vrabel’s Challenge Aided Drake Maye’s Long Touchdown To Kyle WilliamsYahoo Sports Top, 2d ago

Background

  1. [6]Drake Maye on Wikipedia
  2. [7]2025–26 NFL playoffs on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Drake Maye on Grokipedia
  4. [9]Mahomes Throws Three Touchdowns to Lead Chiefs Past Broncos in Third Quarter FTMQ Sports, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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