What's Wright - Best Of - Drake Maye's MELTDOWN should scare Patriots fans, NFL Week 1 Predictions, Nick BLASTS Michigan-Western Michigan ending

Drake Maye threw three different types of outrageous interceptions in the fourth quarter, continuing a five-game streak of wildly damaging football against good defenses. Maye's deep-ball completion rate has dropped from over 75% early last season to 31.5% since the midpoint, and he was zero for four on deep passes in this game.

AJ Brown's high ankle sprain will likely sideline him for six weeks, and Romeo Dobbs was a catastrophe with zero catches and a key drop.

Older players are more likely to suffer injuries like high ankle sprains than younger athletes, making the Patriots' reliance on veterans risky.

The Patriots traded away KeShawn Vaughn, who would have been active if AJ Brown were out, leaving the offense thin and slow.

Replay in sports does not make games better, more watchable, or more fair, and the Michigan-Western Michigan clock error proves even binary reviews fail. The only way to remove egregious replay errors is to eliminate replay entirely, as its mission creep has created more absurdity than it fixes. Tennis has gotten replay right because it's automated and instantaneous, though it removes some theater from the sport.

New Orleans plus 7.5 against Detroit is a strong pick due to Detroit's vulnerable pass defense and missing safeties. Tampa Bay plus 3.5 at Cincinnati is his favorite pick because Cincinnati historically starts slow under Joe Burrow. Houston plus 1.5 against Buffalo is valuable because DeMeco Ryan's defense has consistently befuddled Josh Allen. Philadelphia minus 5.5 against Washington is a defensive line mismatch with Jalen Carter likely to wreck the game.

Kansas City minus 2.5 against Denver is a lock because Patrick Mahomes is 30-13-1 as a favorite of less than three points.

The three-team eight-point teaser with Detroit, Green Bay, and Denver gets a C grade because it crosses zero on the first leg. Caleb Williams hitting three passing touchdowns and 300+ yards at 8% odds is a worthwhile bet because Ben Johnson might run up the score.