New England Patriots
The Patriots are trying to win back-to-back games for the first time since 2022.
Fresh off a dramatic road win against the Dolphins last week, the Patriots will look to win back-to-back games for the first time since 2022 on Sunday afternoon.
For Week 3, the Patriots will host the Steelers at Gillette Stadium — with kick-off set for 1 p.m.
You can watch the game on WBZ-TV, as well as listen on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
New England took a step forward last week with its first win at Hard Rock Stadium since 2019, with Maye in particular putting forward the best performance of his career (230 passing yards, three total TDs, zero turnovers).
Maye and New England’s offense will look to carry some of that momentum back to Foxborough, with Pittsburgh’s banged-up defense ranked 29th in the NFL in yards allowed per game (394.5) through two games.
Granted, New England’s defense hasn’t been much better — ranking 26th overall in that same category with 373.5 yards allowed per contest. A Patriots secondary playing without Christian Gonzalez for the third-straight game will get matched up against Aaron Rodgers, who is 0-2 in his career at Gillette Stadium.
As the Patriots try to stack wins, follow along here for live updates from Sunday’s game, and check back once the game wraps for some early observations.
LIVE UPDATES
3:30: Stop if you’ve heard this before. The Patriots have turned the ball over. Maye is strip-sacked, and the Patriots now have five turnovers.
3:21: That DPI call doesn’t haunt New England, as the Patriots force another punt.
3:18: That’s a pretty tough pass interference call against Carlton Davis. It was looking like another 3 and out for the Steelers.
3:13: TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS. New England finally finds the end zone again, as New England converts on a 4th and 2 with a Maye TD throw to Henry.
It’s 14-14 with 14:56 left in play.
3:11: New England’s defense gave up just one yard of offense in the third quarter.
3:10: Don’t look now, but New England is back in the red zone. But they’re staring at a 4th-and-2 from the 16.
2:58: A return to form for New England’s defense is the only reason why this hasn’t been a blowout. Another 3-and-out for Pittsburgh. They’re keeping a turnover-prone offense in this one.
2:54: Jabrill Peppers returns with a bang. He forces a fumble off a strong hit against Gibson and then recovers it.
Three fumbles and four turnovers in total for New England.
2:49: New England’s defense once again bails out that turnover, as they force a punt. Patriots take over at their 46.
2:43: A big ‘ol YIKES. Stevenson fumbles in the end zone, and it’s recovered by Pittsburgh for a touchback.
New England has the ball twice on the 2-yard line — and has zero points to show for it.
2:38: Robert Spillane with quite the bounce-back game. He picks off Aaron Rodgers and New England takes over at Pittsburgh’s 11-yard line.
Spillane has nine tackles already.
2:35: Maye is out on the field for the start of the third quarter. He took a nasty shot after getting pressured by Watt on that red-zone sequence.
2:21: That’s brutal. A potential tying touchdown for Maye is picked off in the end zone by Brandin Echols. It’s going to be 14-7 Steelers going into the half.
That’s a gut-punch after it looked like New England’s offense was waking up. Three straight throws there was also an interesting choice for New England.
2:07: 23-yard pickup from Stevenson. He’s had a nice bounce-back since that initial fumble.
2:04: Maye almost throws a brutal interception to Chuck Clark, but it’s ruled incomplete.
2:03: A gut-check play for New England, who opt to run a play on 4th and 1 from their own 15. Stevenson converts on a 10-yard run.
1:58: Nice response for the Patriots defense, who force a 3-and-out.
1:52: TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS. New England has some life after Maye hits Hunter Henry on a play-action fake for a touchdown.
Borregales’ XP is good. It’s a 14-7 game.
Nine plays, 77-yard drive for New England.
1:42: 14-0 Steelers. Rodgers hits DK Metcalf for a 12-yard touchdown. A brutal start for New England on both sides of the ball.
1:40: This about sums it up.
1:30: Brutal start for Alex Austin. A holding calla against him negates a strip-sack from Milton Williams that could have ended Pittsburgh’s drive.
1:24: New England gains a first down, but the drive stalls out after Maye is sacked on a 3rd and 5. Patriots are punting.
1:13: Touchdown Steelers. Kenneth Gainwell runs it in from 1 yard out.
New England did have a 3rd & 2 at the 2-yard line, but Alex Austin was whistled for pass interference.
Not a good start for New England.
7-0 Pittsburgh.
1:06: Rhamondre Stevenson fumbles and the Steelers recover. First of the season for Stevenson — comes at a brutal time after his great showing in Week 2. Pittsburgh on their own 46 to start.
1:05: Patriots catch a break after a potential 3-and-out is extended by illegal contract from Pittsburgh.
1:03: Old friend Jabrill Peppers gets a starting nod on Pittsburgh’s defense.
1:00: Patriots win the coin toss. They opt to receive. Offense is up first.
12:50: Patriots Hall of Famer Julian Edelman rings the bell atop the Gillette Stadium lighthouse.
12:23: No changes to New England’s offensive line:
12:17: A few celebrities are here in Foxborough for today’s game.
12:11: A closer look at the Patriots throwbacks.
12:10: Warmups are underway.
11:55: Fresh off his Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Julian Edelman is on the field at Gillette.
11:41: Drake Maye is warming up. New England going with the throwbacks today in Foxborough.
11:39: Inactives for both the Patriots and Steelers just dropped.
Christian Gonzalez, Caedan Wallace, Efton Chism, Elijah Ponder, Eric Gregory, Tommy DeVito (3rd QB) are New England’s inactives. Patriots fans will have to wait a bit longer for Efton Chism’s NFL debut.
Keion White — who was questionable entering the game due to illness — will play.
11:00: Greetings from Gillette Stadium!
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