FOXBORO — Standing tall against one of the NFL’s most fearsome pass rushes, Drake Maye was dropped for just one sack Monday night.

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That sack was his fault.

Minutes after the Patriots’ 33-15 win over the Giants, Maye took responsibility for losing four yards in the fourth quarter of a game where his offense played with backups at left tackle and left guard and an ailing center in Garrett Bradbury. When healthy, the Pats already ranked among the worst teams in the league in pressure allowed. With almost half of their starting offensive line down and out, it seemed reasonable the Giants might spring an upset.

Well, someone forgot to tell that to backup tackle Vederian Lowe and reserve guard Ben Brown, who successfully protected Maye’s blind side all night.

“I told them I

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