It appeared that Drake Maye's day against the Chargers would come to an end early after taking a hard hit in the first quarter.

On his third play from scrimmage Saturday, Drake Maye took a two-yard sack. Then, he took a walk to the locker room. A hit to the head forced Maye to miss one drive and caused Gillette Stadium to fall into a frightened murmur early in the first quarter of the Patriots’ 40-7 loss to the Chargers.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took a hard helmet-to-helmet hit on the sidelines on the first drive of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.