The New England Patriots officially clinched a playoff berth as quarterback Drake Maye balled out in a 28-24 comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens on “Sunday Night Football.” Here are four takeaways from Sunday’s NFL nightcap: He may have committed a pair of turnovers, but the second-year quarterback certainly played like the MVP contender he is in New England’s comeback win. Maye was 31-of-44 for 380 yards with two TDs and one interception, achieving his first career 300-yard passing game. This dime to wide receiver Kyle Williams made it a one-score game with 9:01 to play. On the following drive, running back Rhamondre Stevenson scored the game-winning TD on a 21-yard run before linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson punctuated New England’s largest fourth-quarter comeback (11 points) since Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons with this forced fumble. The blown lead against the Buffalo Bills was a tough defeat in Week 15, but New England’s fourth-quarter rally clinched its first playoff berth since 2021 and prov
