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• Post Game Notes, Patriots at Saints: Patriots win third-straight game; Drake Maye throws longest touchdown pass of his career; DeMario Douglas has career-long 53-yard TD; Kayshon Boutte has first 2-TD game; More!
• Gamebook: Full Patriots at Saints stats.
• Mike Dussault‘s Rapid Recap: The Patriots unleashed an aerial assault and then hung on for a big road win in New Orleans.
• Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 takeaways from the Week 6 win. Maye continues to play elite-level quarterback, while Vrabel’s program is passing every test with flying colors. 1. Player of the Game: WR Kayshon...

Patience has been a virtue for DeMario Douglas five weeks into his third NFL season.

After being on the field for 62% of offensive snaps in 2024, his playtime decreased to just a third of the New England Patriots’ offensive snaps in 2025. His production went the same way: from an average of 3.9 catches and 36.5 yards per game all the way down to 1.4 and 6.0, respectively.

Formerly a crucial part of the Patriots’ receiver corps, Douglas was seemingly being phased out. Then came Sunday’s Week 6 game against the New Orleans Saints.

While the officials did take...

Ahead of this year’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat.

On Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, there was a lot more good than bad for Vrabel’s team or else it would not have won 25-19. That said, if the coach wants to look at the Patriots through the three categories he established, who are we to disagree? So, let’s break down the Week 6 game in exactly...

Stringing wins together has not been the New England Patriots’ forte over the last few seasons, but the 2025 version of the team has managed to do just that. Sunday’s 25-19 victory over the Saints in New Orleans was their third in a row, a feat not seen around these parts of the country since 2022.

As with every game, there is plenty to be learned. Here are our 10 takeaways from this week’s contest.

Drake Maye is showing flashes of Tom Brady

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there, buddy!

Granted, comparing anybody to the greatest quarterback of all...

The New England Patriots stayed in the win column on Sunday as a trip down to the Superdome resulted in a 25-19 victory over the Saints.

Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live viewing.

Winners

QB Drake Maye: Another week, another excellent showing from the Patriots young gunslinger. Maye started Sunday with a perfect first half completing 11-of-13 passes for 185 yards and three TDs to produce a perfect 158.3 passer rating and +1.10 EPA/play (100th percentile). Starting the year as an elite, low volume deep ball thrower, Maye unlocked the downfield area of...

Kayshon Boutte’s display Sunday showed why the New England Patriots have put their faith in the young wideout.

The performance even got the attention of an opposing safety who has gone against his share of talented pass-catchers.

Boutte had a team-high 93 yards receiving with a pair of touchdowns in Sunday’s 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. Both touchdowns put the Patriots in the lead after trailing.

The LSU product put on a show at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and Saints veteran safety Justin Reid praised the 23-year-old after the game.

“He is just a talented kid,” Reid said after the...

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson, as these things tend to go, isn’t on the same page as the officials when it comes to his back-breaking fumble Sunday against the New England Patriots.

Johnson reeled in a pass from Spencer Rattler with under nine minutes to go in the fourth and made a couple of steps past the first down marker before Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss managed to reach in and punch the ball loose. The call required a review before ultimately ruling that Johnson had fumbled.

“It is what it is. I thought that I had it, but...

It appears we are in the midst of Drake Maye’s proverbial “arrival.”

On the heels of an impressive win over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, Maye and the Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints, 25-19, on Sunday to climb to 4-2 on the season.

The Patriots offense ripped off plenty of big plays — including some that got called back — with Maye ultimately finishing 18-for-26 in the air for 261 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the team with 28 rushing yards.

The potential had always been there with Maye. Now surrounded with more offensive weapons, he’s...

DeMario Douglas broke off a 61-yard touchdown reception Sunday, only for it to be called back long after the play.

The Patriots wideout reeled in a deep ball in the first quarter of an eventful 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, going the distance for the score. But a late flag brought the play back, with fellow receiver Stefon Diggs getting whistled for an eyebrow-raising offensive pass interference.

Though the Patriots would score later in the drive, it stifled a great moment for New England’s offense.

“On that play, we ruled blocking downfield by No. 8, early...

It might not have been a blowout like in Week 4, or a major upset against one of the NFL’s best teams as in Week 5, but the New England Patriots’ win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 6 is still one to feel good about. Not only is the 25-19 victory the Patriots’ third straight to improve to 4-2 on the year, they also avoided falling into the dreaded “trap” after their high-profile W against Buffalo one Sunday prior.

Head coach Mike Vrabel was also happy with his team’s performance, so much so that he ended up giving...

Kayshon Boutte celebrated his return to Louisiana by leading the New England Patriots to a Week 6 win over the New Orleans Saints.

The former LSU wide receiver delivered at the Superdome, securing all five targets for 93 yards and two touchdowns in a 25-19 win. Boutte, who entered Week 6 with four career NFL touchdowns, had never scored twice in a game since his 2021 collegiate campaign with the Tigers.

Boutte told reporters that he bought tickets for 40 friends and family members to attend Sunday’s game. The 23-year-old reflected on the triumphant homecoming in his post-game press conference....

Sunday was an emotional, full-circle moment for Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte.

Growing up two hours away from the Superdome and playing college football at LSU, a Week 6 matchup against the Saints marked Boutte’s first professional game back in Louisiana.

“It was amazing coming back home, first time playing in the Superdome,” Boutte said. “Little emotional at first. It felt like a full-circle moment, first time I’ve been back playing [in Louisiana]. I think everything was cool but got comfortable as we went on.”

It didn’t take long for Boutte to settle in back at home. With 40 friends...