Drake Maye delivered a high-level pass through a tremendously small window to DeMario Douglas in the end zone on Sunday.

It was probably the only one of his 46 passes that looked like it was delivered by a high-end, franchise-caliber quarterback. It's no coincidence that it delivered the only touchdown of the day for New England.

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That may be an odd way to evaluate a quarterback , and it potentially may be unfair, given some of the conditions Maye was working with on Sunday. Yet with the entire New England region desperate to see a significant improvement from a team that's gone 4-13 in consecutive seasons, the reality is that is likely going to have to carry the Patriots if they're going to win football games.

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