Drake Maye Scrambles In for a TD After Vrabel's Challenge Flips the Call
Maye's 7-yard scramble capped a 74-yard drive and pushed his dual-threat line to 11 TD and 185 rush yards through six games.
Rushing upside plus 11 TD and zero picks make him a weekly QB1.
- Maye capped a 74-yard, 9-play drive with a 7-yard TD run
- Vrabel's challenge reversed a down call into a score
- Maye: 11 pass TD, 0 INT, 185 rush yds in 6 games (2026)
- Henry had a 16-yard grab, Raridon a 15-yarder on the drive
- Maye ranks #6 among QBs, 127 PPR pts (2026)
Drake Maye put the Patriots on the board himself. New England marched 74 yards on nine plays and Maye finished it with his legs, taking off on a scramble and diving in from the 7 — but not before a little drama. Officials initially ruled him down inside the 1, and only Mike Vrabel's red flag and a replay reversal turned it into six when Maye stretched the ball across the goal line.
The run adds to a quietly excellent 2026 campaign for the young quarterback. Through six games this season, Maye has thrown for 1,463 yards with 11 touchdowns and — this is the part that matters — zero interceptions, while adding 185 rushing yards and a rushing score. That production has him at 127 PPR points on the year and sitting at QB6 in our 2026 rankings.
The drive also leaned on New England's tight ends in a way fantasy managers should note. Hunter Henry hauled in a 16-yard reception and rookie Eli Raridon chipped in a 15-yard grab, doing the heavy lifting to set up the score. The two tight ends essentially powered the march down the field.
What It Means for Henry and Raridon
Henry remains the steadier bet of the pair. He's logged 19 catches for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns this season (2026), good for TE17 and 54 PPR points — not flashy, but a usable streamer when the matchup cooperates. Raridon is more of a dart throw: 9 catches, 112 yards and a score across five games (2026) leaves him at TE39 and firmly in deep-league-only territory until the target share grows.
The Fantasy Verdict
Maye is the real takeaway here, and he's a lock. A quarterback who's rushing for yards and touchdowns while refusing to turn the ball over is the fantasy archetype you build around, and his floor-plus-ceiling combo makes him a confident weekly QB1 start. Hold Henry as a bye-week and matchup-based plug; leave Raridon on the wire in anything but the deepest formats until the usage says otherwise.
