On Sunday morning, the New England Patriots continued their losing ways with a blowout loss to the Detroit Lions overseas in Munich, Germany. The Patriots lost quarterback Drake Maye to an ankle injury on the first series of the game this one, and wound up falling by a final score of 35-10.
Now, more information has been revealed on just how ugly this loss was.
“The Patriots were outgained by 343 yards today vs. Lions (494-151). Unofficial here, but according to a Google search, it's their largest negative yardage discrepancy in franchise history,” reported Sal Capaccio of WGR550 on X, formerly Twitter.
It was certainly an uninspiring performance from the Patriots, who looked absolutely clueless on how to proceed after Maye went down early on. However, that injury doesn't explain the team's woes on the defensive side of the ball, with Christian Gonzalez getting torched down the field for a second straight week, although he did record an interception of Jared Goff at one point in the game.
This loss came after the Patriots gave up 45 points in another blowout loss last week vs the Green Bay Packers, and two weeks after New England needed a late comeback to knock off the lowly Miami Dolphins, sinking the team's vibes to a new low on the frustrating 2026 season.
The Patriots will certainly hope for good news on the Maye front moving forward, and the bye week that the team now has coming up couldn't have occurred at a more opportune time.
The Patriots will next hit the field in two weeks vs the winless Los Angeles Chargers.