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Drake Maye improvised critical first down run, didn’t tell Patriots offensive line
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Drake Maye used his legs to pick up a critical first down after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter to help seal the Patriots ’ 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game .
But the Patriots quarterback didn’t tell his offensive line he was going to turn on the jets and get the yards himself.
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Garrett Bradbury revealed postgame that the play was supposed to be a handoff to running back Rhamondre Stevenson . When the center realized the running back never had the ball and Maye went running he said, ‘ Oh my god .’
“After the game, Drake’s like, ‘I debated telling you guys if I was gonna (keep)it or not. But I just decided not to.’” Bradbury said, via the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan . “I’m expecting Rhamondre to try and hit a hole. And I turn around, Drake’s over there with the ball, and I’m like, ‘Go, go, go!’ Because we didn’t know.’”
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After the game, Maye said the Broncos “got a little lackadaisical” and he had a chance to get the first down.
“I thought he was gonna track me and hawk me down,” he said . “But I got enough to pick up the first.”
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The Patriots went into victory formation after that and punched their ticket to Super Bowl 60 where they’ll take on the Seattle Seahawks .
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