Can you believe the Patriots erased a 10‑point halftime deficit in Miami, seizing the lead before the third quarter closed?
Maye fooled linebacker Willie Gay with a fake pitch to Rhamondre Stevenson, then kept the ball for a two‑yard plunge. The extra point pushed New England ahead 17‑13 with 59 seconds left in the third. In my view, the play was a masterstroke.
A second replay review swung the drive back to the Patriots. Officials first ruled a fourth‑down pass to Pop Douglas short, but the replay showed he had reached the line, extending the series.
The crew’s initial call of Maye’s earlier touchdown as incomplete forced coach Mike Vrabel to challenge, and the reversal kept the momentum. With that momentum, can the Patriots maintain their surge into the fourth quarter?