Drake Maye laughed at funny Jason McCourty broadcast moment

The Patriots discovered themselves trailing by three with just below a minute to go earlier than halftime in Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Titans.

CBS analyst Jason McCourty, who performed for each the Patriots and Titans throughout his profession, had a prediction for the way New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would deal with the scenario.

It was 1st and 10 on the 39. McCourty thought the Patriots would grind the clock down and attempt to rating with as little time left as doable in order that Tennessee wouldn’t be capable to reply.

“The Patriots aren’t going to go too quick,” McCourty mentioned. Josh McDaniels, the offensive coordinator, he has a final shot mentality. He needs to ensure they finish this half with the ball.”

On the very subsequent play, Drake Maye launched his longest cross completion of the day: a 39-yarder to Kayshon Boutte.

“Subsequent time I’ve NE I’ll remember to inform Josh and Drake I hate them for this lol,” McCourty wrote on X after the sport.

Maye appeared to get a kick out of the timing between McCourty’s phrases and his huge play when requested about it on WEEI Monday afternoon.

“Ha! No, I didn’t see that. That’s humorous,” Maye mentioned with amusing. “You’re attempting to attain a landing, normally within the two minute state of affairs you attempt to get a shot deep to attain a landing. We did the identical factor final week in New Orleans. They gave us a possibility and we took benefit of it.”

It was certainly one of simply two catches for Boutte, who hauled in each of his targets for 55 yards. The Patriots’ protection stored Tennessee off the board within the remaining minute of the primary half, and New England opened the third quarter with a prolonged landing drive capped by a 4-yard landing run from Rhamondre Stevenson.

Boutte mentioned after the sport that he took benefit of “lazy” protection from the Titans’ defensive backs on the play. Maye was impressed by Boutte’s capability to focus and full the play.

“What a catch, I noticed the replay of it. Kayshon, golly, that was a heck of a catch,” Maye mentioned. “I believe you all the time attempt to come out with factors and you recognize they are saying the time period double-dip after halftime to get factors earlier than and after and we did that. From there, I believe the mind-set is to attempt to rating factors and get a landing. That’s what we’re going for.”

Khari A. Thompson

Sports activities Reporter

Khari Thompson covers skilled sports activities for Boston.com. Earlier than becoming a member of the crew in 2022, Khari lined school soccer for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.