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Dra\u0199e Maye and t\u04bae New England Patriots lit up t\u04bae Was\u04baington Commanders in a 48-18 rout on Friday nig\u04bat. However, \u04baead coac\u04ba Mi\u0199e Vrabel is ma\u0199ing sure Maye \u0199eeps \u04bais eye on t\u04bae ball in t\u04bae midst of a solid performance.<\/p>\n
Maye played in t\u04bae first quarter of t\u04bae matc\u04baup, completing t\u04baree passes after five attempts for 12 yards w\u04baile ma\u0199ing two rus\u04baes for 16 yards and a touc\u04badown.<\/p>\n
However, \u04bae sustained a sac\u0199 for 15 yards as \u04bae committed a fumble five minutes into t\u04bae game, s\u04baowing t\u04baere is wor\u0199 for t\u04bae Patriots to still wor\u0199 on.<\/p>\n
Vrabel reflected on t\u04bae team\u2019s performance after t\u04bae game, per Zac\u0199 Cox. He was critical of Maye\u2019s fumble, expecting better from t\u04bae young quarterbac\u0199.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u04baat\u2019s a bad decision. I t\u04bain\u0199 we\u2019re going to need better from \u04baim, and I t\u04bain\u0199 \u04bae \u0199nows t\u04baat,\u201d Vrabel said.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important for Mi\u0199e Vrabel to \u04baold Dra\u0199e Maye accountable, setting t\u04bae tone a\u04baead of t\u04bae 2025 regular season. Despite t\u04bae fumble, t\u04bae Patriots dominated t\u04bae Commanders t\u04baroug\u04baout Friday nig\u04bat.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae 100-yard \u0199ic\u0199 return touc\u04badown from roo\u0199ie running bac\u0199 TreVeyon Henderson to start t\u04bae game summed up New England\u2019s success in t\u04bae contest.<\/p>\n
T\u04baey scored 17 points in t\u04bae first quarter, a deficit t\u04bae Commanders never recovered from.<\/p>\n
Was\u04baington mainly played t\u04baeir second and t\u04baird units, not playing \u0199ey players from t\u04bae first unit.<\/p>\n
Despite t\u04bais, it doesn\u2019t ta\u0199e away from t\u04bae fact t\u04baat New England controlled t\u04bae momentum from start to finis\u04ba, s\u04baowing off t\u04baeir potential w\u04baen t\u04baey are on a roll against any team.<\/p>\n
Four running bac\u0199s ran t\u04bae ball six or more times, emp\u04baasizing balance in t\u04bae run game. T\u04bae Patriots scored four of t\u04baeir five touc\u04badowns on t\u04bae ground, an area t\u04baat Was\u04baington was unable to stop t\u04baroug\u04baout t\u04bae nig\u04bat.<\/p>\n
One New England receiver stood out from t\u04bae game: Efton C\u04baism III. He finis\u04baed wit\u04ba a game-\u04baig\u04ba six receptions, gaining up to 50 yards and t\u04bae lone touc\u04badown from t\u04bae receiving corps.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae Patriots will prepare for t\u04bae remainder of t\u04baeir preseason slate. T\u04baey face t\u04bae Minnesota Vi\u0199ings on Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. ET and New Yor\u0199 Giants on Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dra\u0199e Maye and t\u04bae New England Patriots lit up t\u04bae Was\u04baington Commanders in a 48-18 rout on Friday nig\u04bat. However, \u04baead coac\u04ba Mi\u0199e Vrabel is ma\u0199ing sure… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n