Drake Maye leads Patriots to massive comeback win over Ravens to clinch playoff spot

The New England Patriots got close backmost to winning aft having their 10-game streak snapped past week, and it was successful come-from-behind fashion.

The Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 28-24, connected the roadworthy to amended to 12-3 and punch their summons to the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Ravens' playoff hopes dwindled further pursuing a Pittsburgh Steelers triumph implicit the Detroit Lions earlier connected Sunday. Baltimore present sits 2 games disconnected the AFC North pb astatine 7-8, meaning they would request to triumph retired and person Pittsburgh suffer out, which includes a Week 18 matchup betwixt the 2 rivals. 

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Drake Maye of the New England Patriots passes the shot against the Baltimore Ravens during the archetypal 4th astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected Dec. 21, 2025 successful Baltimore, Maryland. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

The large communicative coming retired of this 1 was Lamar Jackson being incapable to play each 4 quarters aft suffering a backmost wounded successful the 2nd quarter, which yet knocked him retired of the game.

The wounded occurred connected a tally play, wherever it appeared Jackson caught the genu of a Patriots defender successful the side. He was instantly wincing successful symptom and came disconnected the field, with Tyler Huntley taking over.

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When the Ravens came retired for the 2nd half, Huntley was inactive nether halfway and Jackson wasn’t seen astatine all. He was ruled retired and the Ravens, with their playoff hopes successful the balance, had to spot Huntley to get the occupation done.

Things were looking up successful that respect, arsenic Derrick Henry scored his 2nd touchdown of the crippled aboriginal successful the 4th fourth to marque it a 24-13 game.

But Drake Maye and the Patriots’ discourtesy weren’t going to commencement a losing streak.

Maye led a seven-play drive, going 73 yards with a Kyle Williams weaponry down the tract for a 37-yard score. Not lone did they adhd six points to the tally, but they wanted to chopped Baltimore’s pb to 3 points and they did truthful with a palmy two-point conversion.

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens warms up anterior to the crippled against the New England Patriots astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected Dec. 21, 2025 successful Baltimore, Maryland. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

New England’s defence came up clutch connected the adjacent drive, forcing a punt to get Maye the shot close back. Then, 9 plays and 89 yards later, Rhamondre Stevenson, who had to grip astir of the moving backmost workload aft TreVeyon Henderson near with an wounded during the game, broke retired a 21-yard tally to instrumentality the lead, 28-24.

There was inactive conscionable nether 2 minutes near for the Ravens to operate, but Zay Flowers, who had a large crippled with 7 catches for 84 yards and a rushing score, fumbled aft catching a abbreviated walk and the Patriots recovered.

From there, Maye iced the triumph with a cleanable work option, keeping the shot for himself and going 16 yards for the archetypal time, making definite to descent earlier reaching the extremity portion to kneel retired the clock.

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In the container score, Jackson was 7-of-10 passing for 101 yards with lone 7 rushing yards earlier exiting. Huntley was 9-of-10 for 65 yards, portion Henry finished with 18 carries for 128 yards and his 2 scores, including the archetypal touchdown of the game.

For New England, Maye was legit erstwhile more, going 31-of-44 for 380 yards with 2 touchdown passes and 1 interception, portion rushing for 26 yards. Stefon Diggs whitethorn not person gotten successful the extremity portion similar Williams and Hunter Henry, but helium led the crippled with 138 receiving yards connected 9 receptions. Mack Hollins besides contributed 69 yards connected 7 catches.

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