Drake Maye References Mom In Terrific Reaction To Lineman’s TD Catch

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye tried to make it as easy as possible for Vederian Lowe.

After all, the offensive tackle isn’t used to running a route and coming down with a pass.

But the Patriots asked Lowe to do just that with 12:45 left in the fourth quarter in their 28-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. Lowe reported as eligible as the Patriots brought on Sidy Sow as an extra lineman. Lowe faked a block before leaking out into the end zone, where he was left uncovered and caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Maye.

Maye made sure to put plenty of air under the ball as it dropped softly into Lowe’s hands. The Patriots rookie signal-caller even thought it was a pass Mama Maye could have come down with, too.

“Yeah, good hands. He caught them all week,” Maye told reporters, per team-provided video. “I tried to give him a nice pass. I think hopefully my mom probably could have caught it.”

That certainly doesn’t take away from Lowe’s accomplishment as scoring a touchdown was a “dream come true” for the 6-foot-5, 315-pound lineman.

The Patriots dipped into their bags of tricks at the perfect time to pull the play off, and Maye, who completed 30-of-40 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns and one interception, made sure to credit Lowe for helping catch the Rams off guard in that situation.

“I’m proud of V-Lowe, and I think we had some trickery,” Maye said. “I think that kind of gets lost in the NFL, some trickery, misdirection, things like that. I think it fooled these guys in the end zone.”