Detroit improved to 7-2 with a 35-10 win in Munich, but New England's bigger worry is Maye's status after he left on the opening drive.
The Patriots lost their second straight game in a blowout, falling 35-10 to the Lions in Munich, Germany, and dropping to 5-5. But the final score barely registered next to the sight of Drake Maye limping to the locker room after just one drive.
Maye went down after taking a sack from Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who landed on his foot. He stayed down briefly, walked gingerly on the sideline, then headed inside for good and did not return. Tommy DeVito came in to finish the game for New England. The opening drive had actually ended in a field goal, giving the Patriots an early 3-0 lead before everything went sideways.
Hutchinson didn't escape clean either. He got up and celebrated the sack but left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury of his own, giving the Lions their own thing to worry about despite the win.
For Detroit, which improved to 7-2, the victory was comfortable. For New England, the real story is what Maye's ankle means for the rest of the season, with his prognosis still unknown as the Patriots try to figure out life without their young quarterback.