Pats-Commanders recap: Maye a bright spot in preseason finale loss

The Commanders scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Patriots, 20-10.

Trace McSorley's touchdown toss to Martavis Bryant gave the Commanders a 20-10 lead with three minutes to go in the fourth.

Michael Wiley's nine-yard touchdown run put the Commanders up 13-10 in the fourth quarter.

Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss suffered a head injury in the fourth quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game.

Cade York drilled another field goal to make it 10-6 Pats in the fourth quarter.

Chad Ryland kicked a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter to put the Pats up 10-3 over the Commanders.

The rookie QB has the Patriots' longest run of the night (20 yards).

Milton replaced Drake Maye under center in the third quarter.

Cade York scored Washington's first points of the game with a field goal to make it 7-3 Patriots in the third quarter.

Patriots left guard Sidy Sow is out for the remainder of the game due to the ankle injury he suffered in the second quarter.

Jacoby Brissett: 2-4, 19 yards, one sack, 63.5 rating (left after one series with shoulder injury)

Drake Maye: 13-20, 126 yards, one touchdown, zero sacks, 99.2 rating

Patriots left guard Sidy Sow is questionable to return due to the ankle injury he sustained in the second quarter.

Joey Slye missed a 64-yard field goal to finish the first half. New England has a 7-0 lead over Washington.

The Patriots' offensive line is a problem. Five different linemen have committed penalties through the first half.

Drake Maye had a 48-yard touchdown pass to K.J. Osborn called back because of an illegal formation penalty by left tackle Chuks Okorafor.

Patriots left guard Sidy Sow suffered an apparent leg injury in the second quarter and was replaced by Michael Jordan.

The Patriots officially designated Brissett as questionable to return with the shoulder injury he sustained on a sack in the game's opening drive.

Linebacker Joe Giles-Harris helped his case for a roster spot by picking off Commanders QB Jeff Driskel in the second quarter.

Drake Maye lost his shoe but still managed to complete this pass to running back JaMycal Hasty:

Drake Maye tossed an 18-yard TD pass to running back Kevin Harris on his first series of the game to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead. He completed five of his six passes for 71 yards on his impressive drive.

Drake Maye connected with fellow rookie Ja'Lynn Polk on a 29-yard completion in the first quarter.

Brissett was seen grimacing on the sideline after hurting his shoulder on a sack in the opening series. According to NBC's Melissa Stark, the veteran QB had a quick conversation with the athletic trainer but no exam took place.

Brissett played only the opening series before Maye replaced him in the first quarter. The veteran QB was 2-for-4 with 19 yards and was sacked once.

The Patriots QB appeared to hurt his shoulder on a sack during the first series but stayed in the game.

Later in the drive, wide receiver K.J. Osborn failed to haul in a deep throw by Brissett on a one-handed attempt.

Below are the Pats players not suited up for Sunday's preseason finale, per Patriots.com's Evan Lazar.

Will Drake Maye win the starting QB job on Sunday night? Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo had this to say of the rookie before the game on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

"I think early on he was trying to defer and just be a good teammate. Now, he's competing to be the starting quarterback; he's really kind of ramped up his preparation and production on the field."

New England will have Mike Onwenu at right tackle, rookie Layden Robinson at right guard, Nick Leverett at center with David Andrews getting the night off, Sidy Sow at left guard, and Chuks Okorafor at left tackle.