Drake Maye completed 31 of 44 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots improved their road record to 7-0 by beating the Baltimore Ravens 28-24 on Sunday night.
New England (12-3) trailed 24-21 until Rhamondre Stevenson scored on a 21-yard run and Andy Borregales made the extra point with 2:07 left. The Patriots recovered a Baltimore fumble on the second play of the ensuing drive and ran out the clock.
Derrick Henry totaled 128 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries for the Ravens (7-8).
New England’s Stefon Diggs had nine receptions for 138 yards.
The Ravens played most of the night without quarterback Lamar Jackson, who left the game with a back injury with 1:16 left in the first half and did not return. Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley completed 9 of 10 passes for 65 yards.
New England running back TreVeyon Henderson also missed the second half with a head injury.
The Ravens struck first on Henry’s 21-yard touchdown run with 12:21 left in the first quarter. It was the 10th opening score the Patriots have allowed this season – tied for the most in the NFL – and the seventh time they have allowed a touchdown on their opponents’ first drive.
It was 7-7 after Maye threw a 1-yard TD pass to Hunter Henry and Borregales kicked the PAT with 11:17 left in the second quarter.
Borregales gave the Patriots a 10-7 lead with a 45-yard field goal with 5:39 left in the first half. Baltimore tied the game on Tyler Loop’s 36-yard field goal with 1:03 left in the second quarter for 10-10 at halftime.
Borregales kicked a 41-yard field goal to give New England a 13-10 advantage, but Zay Flowers regained the lead for the Ravens with an 18-yard TD run. The PAT put Baltimore ahead 17-13 with 4:35 left in the third.
Henry’s second TD came from 2 yards out with 12:50 left in regulation. Loop’s PAT gave the Ravens a 24-13 advantage.
New England responded with a 37-yard TD pass from Maye to Kyle Williams, and was within 24-21 after Maye completed a pass to Stevenson for the two-point conversion with 9:01 left in the fourth.
–Field level media
