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New England Patriots Postgame Quotes 10/12

**(On his reaction to today's game)**

"It's a blessing. I know this team when we play for 60 minutes, and I got nothing but faith with this team. This is how close we are, I feel like we play on the field for each other. It's not a selfish anything, we are on the field playing for each other."

**(On offense spreading the wealth and not getting the ball every game)**

"I think it's been good for me, just for, I say (in) chapel and things like that. God's been speaking to me, and I feel like that's what been helping me, go in and keeping my injury right. Last couple chapels have been like stay patient and like the mountain, to get to the top of the mountain you need to go through obstacles. It's definitely different for me, not getting as much play time or stuff like that. But man, I felt like this is what I needed. It helps me play for the team, it takes all that selfish stuff out, it's not me, it's not a me game. It feels good, it feels good to win and play for the team.

**(On what he saw for his first touchdown)**

"I didn't not see that ball over there, I was excited man. Coach told me, 'I'm going to call it', I'm going to call it early. In practice it was hitting, and then you know my boy School (Brenden Schooler) told me, 'I am not going to lie that play is going to work', and I got in the end zone, bless it."

**(On Drake Maye's play right now)**

"I don't even think, it's not a surprise man. I know what he can do, he's been balling and doing his thing. And that confidence is growing, confidence growing and I'm proud of him."

**(On having a QB that can make plays that aren't drawn up that way)**

"The highest that confidence can go, that's where my confidence is at. The team is behind him, and you can see it, how we play for him, get open for him, and make life easier for him."

**(On reaction to the pass interference call on Stefon Diggs that nullified a touchdown reception** **of his)**

"Yeah, I did not even know at first, I went to the sideline. And they were like there is a flag and I was like man. But it's like that next play mentality, we got to go get another touchdown then, Kayshon \[Boutte\] went to score. It stayed in our room, so I'm happy about that."

**(On returning to New Orleans)**

"It was pretty special, I grew up coming to games here, I played my first college game ever here, so to play here is pretty cool."

**(On amount of family at the game)**

"People that are somewhat close to me, I probably had about, 60, and then the rest of the town where I grew up, had a bunch so I had a lot of support, a lot of New England fans."

**(On how the line's protection was today)**

"I think we did fine, you know there is a lot to clean up. One didn't go how we wanted it to, in the second half but we were still able to get the win so that's what matters. Kind of just like Coach (Vrabel) says it's a good feeling when you feel like you can correct a lot, you still get a win. Because you know that means we're not scratching the surface yet. So we just got to go in, make the corrections, get better, fix what we did wrong."

**(On Kayshon Boutte's performance)**

"I'm super happy for him. Being able, my first game ever in college, like I said, I was out there with him. And he is the same now, so just being able to watch him grow, and live and make explosive plays, like I know he can, and (that) has been his life since high school. It is really cool, and I am super happy for him."

**(On the winning pattern of the team the past few games)**

"We just do a good job of finding ways to win. We got to work for each other, offense and defense. So, we got a lot to correct, we just got back to work and get ready for Tennessee."

**(On not having a letdown from a win)**

"You know it doesn't really matter who we play, you have to have the 24-hour rule. Celebrate the win, can't take wins for granted in the league. But at the same time its only Week Six, we got a lot more season left to go. So, we can't rest on our rule about that game."

**(On how much trust Drake Maye has in him)**

"We work on it every day at practice, before practice and after practice. As long as we're trusting each other, anything is possible."

**(On the fourth quarter game-sealing play on third-and-11)**

"Press coverage; had an out route averted to a fade. It was a big play in a big moment."

**(On how he stays engaged and doesn't get frustrated when not getting the ball regularly)**

"I think you can only control what you can control. I think if you whine too much about not getting opportunities, sometimes when the ball comes your way you're not going to make the play. I think it's really about being dialed in throughout the whole game because at any given moment the ball is yours."

**(On making contested catches)**

"I think I'm good at contested catches honestly. It's something I've been doing since college at LSU and it just transferred over to the NFL."

**(On playing with Will Campbell)**

"It means a lot, we played together when I was there (Louisiana State University), so we already have that bond and chemistry. Even throughout last year he was texting me, telling them to please draft me here, so he wanted to be here. So now that he's here its great; great guy great energy i love it."

**(On how it feels to be about to prove you're a developing NFL player)**

"I would say three-four years ago I wasn't in the best position, a lot of off the field stuff. I look at myself like I have been through a lot, and I feel like I am finally getting back together and everything is becoming good. I feel like it's good to beat the adversity and just keep working."

**(On Drake Maye's improvement)**

"I think Drake trusts all of us. I think that's the biggest thing and efficient offense with the quarterback trusting his receivers to make plays. Sometimes we're not open, and when coverage is clouded, he plays himself. We trust that he can run with the ball and get the first, and he did get a couple firsts in critical situations. Trusting each other go a long way."

(**On how the two of them built trust over the past two years)**

"It started offseason and then it went on to training camp, and then the season. Just making plays when the ball came, and then we work on it every day."

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