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Dyami Brown picked an ideal time to have his best game of the season with a career-high reception total. The fourth-year wide receiver caught a career-high five passes for a season-best 89 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception, as his Washington Commanders beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night 23–20 in an NFC wild-card game in Tampa, Fla.
Carolina football coach Bill Belichick reportedly has heard from multiple NFL teams about their head coaching openings but isn’t interested in an NFL job.
It was Mitch Trubisky against Drake Maye on Sunday and, in an example of how the last weekend of the regular season is a little different, Trubisky got much more playing time on a day that Josh Downs put up big numbers and Michael Carter scored a touchdown.
After spending most of the season on the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad, running back Michael Carter had his second-best career effort Saturday in his second game of the season. Meanwhile, Drake Maye set a New England franchise record for rookie quarterbacks and Mitch Trubisky threw a touchdown pass.
Rookie quarterback Drake Maye added more highlight-reel plays and gave New England a shot at pulling the upset at Buffalo on a Sunday when Josh Downs scored his fifth touchdown of the season, and Michael Carter finally made his season debut.
Drake Maye again showed off his improvisational abilities and was again very efficient. But, again, it was in another New England loss on the same day Tez Walker scored his first NFL touchdown.
Rookie New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye produced another breakout performance on Sunday. But Maye wasn’t focused on his excellent numbers after their fourth loss in five games but on the team’s red-zone failures.
After delivering a fiery speech to New England’s offense last week, Drake Maye led the Patriots to their second win in three games, while a pair of wide receivers — Mack Hollins and Josh Downs — matched each others’ big games in Buffalo’s win at Indianapolis.
A huge day for Indianapolis wide receiver Josh Downs and a terrific start for rookie New England quarterback Drake Maye were overshadowed by a controversial hit that gave Maye a concussion.
In another rough Sunday for the New England Patriots, rookie quarterback Drake Maye continued to be their bright spot, setting the franchise record for touchdown passes in his first two starts.
It was more of the classic Javonte Williams on Thursday night, and that was a big reason why the Denver Broncos rolled to a 33–10 victory at New Orleans on Thursday night.
In his first start Sunday for the New England Patriots, rookie quarterback Drake Maye impressively showed the NFL world that he will be a star. He was accurate on deep passes, scrambled for nice gains on runs, and even demonstrated his tackling skills in the Patriots’ 31–21 home loss to Houston.
Javonte Williams had his best game of the season, “feeling like the old days,” and Josh Downs had a huge day, leading their teams to Week 4 victories on Sunday.
Giovani Bernard will again wear a helmet and show off his athletic ability on Sunday, as he did for 10 NFL seasons. But it will be unlike any football challenge.
Indianapolis’ Josh Downs finally made his season debut and Houston’s British Brooks got his first NFL carry during Week 3, but there wasn’t much production from former Tar Heels.
