Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and story lines from the Patriots’ most recent game . . . All right, I’ve watched and listened to all of the postgame chatter. I’ve heard all the quotes from the podium and locker room, and read all the relevant transcripts.

Maye looked at his best under center. He was reading the defense and seeing the field like he’d been playing in the NFL for several years. You would have never known he was a rookie making only his sixth NFL start. He went 30-of-40 passing for 281 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.

The back-and-forth passing affair between Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye was won by Stafford in his second-ever trip to Gillette Stadium.