Jahlani Tavai and S Brenden Schooler served as game captains for the coin toss.
JACOBY BRISSETT STARTS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE PRESEASON
Jacoby Brissett made his third start of the preseason and played the first series before being relieved by QB Drake Maye.
DRAKE MAYE THROWING FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASS
Quarterback Drake Maye, a 2024 first-round draft pick of the Patriots in the first quarter, entered the game for the second offensive series and led an 11-play, 83-yard run that ended with his first NFL touchdown pass for an 18-yard touchdown to RB Kevin Harris. Maye was 5 of 6 passing for 71 yards on that run. Maye played the second quarter and finished the run 13 of 20 passing for 120 yards and 1 touchdown.
ONWENU STARTS AS RIGHT TACKLE
After starting the first two preseason games at right guard, Mike Onwenu began the game against Washington at right tackle. Last season, Onwenu started four games at right guard and 11 games at right tackle.
LEVERETT STARTS AS A CENTER
Nick Leverett started at center in place of C David Andrews. He has made 10 NFL starts in his career, all at left guard.
OKORAFOR STARTS AS LEFT TACKLE
After starting the first two preseason games at right tackle, Chukwuma Okorafor began the game against Washington at left tackle. Okorafor has made 28 of his 30 starts at right tackle and has never started an NFL game at left tackle.
2024: FOUR-ROUND PICK G LAYDEN ROBINSON STARTS
G Layden Robinson, a fourth-round draft pick in 2024, started at right guard against Washington with Mike Onwenu, who had started the first two preseason games at right guard before being moved to right tackle.
HARRIS SCORES WHILE RECEIVING AN 18-YARD PASS
RB Kevin Harris capped the Patriots’ first scoring drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye. Harris has just 3 pass catches for 58 yards in the regular season.
GILES-HARRIS TAKES A SELECTION
LB Joe Giles-Harris intercepted a pass from QB Jeff Driskel in the second quarter. He has never recorded an NFL interception, but had two interceptions during his college career at Duke. In 2023, the Patriots had a linebacker record an interception when LB Jahlani Tavai had two interceptions.
BARINGER HAD A 60-YARD PUNT IN THE SECOND QUARTER
P Bryce Baringer had a 60-yard punt in the second quarter. He had two 60-yard punts in the second preseason game against Philadelphia (8/15), a 64-yard punt and a 61-yard punt. Baringer had three games with at least two 60-yard punts (at Miami on October 29, against Indianapolis on November 12 and against the New York Jets on January 7). He is the only Patriots player to have at least two games with two 60-yard punts in a season. Overall, Baringer had 12 punts of 60 or more yards in 2023.
BARINGER WANTS TO CONTINUE HIS WINNING STREAM
As a rookie in 2023, Baringer had at least one 50-yard punt in all 17 games, the longest single-season streak in team history. The NFL record for the longest streak with at least one 50-yard punt since 1970 is 38 by Shane Lechler (2007-10).
ELLISS LEAD THE TEAM WITH 11 TACKLES
LB Christian Elliss led the team with 11 total tackles. Ellis had a career-high six tackles in two games with Philadelphia in 2023. Last season, the Patriots had a player reach double-digit tackle numbers in nine games.
MILTON ENTERED THE GAME IN THE THIRD QUARTER
QB Joe Milton III entered the game in the third quarter and played until the final drive of the fourth quarter when QB Bailey Zappe was substituted.
LANDERS GETS A 34-YARD POINT
WR Matt Landers caught a 34-yard pass from QB Joe Milton III in the fourth quarter. This was his first pass catch since being signed by New England.
