Stefon Diggs showed support for second-year quarterback Drake Maye after Maye took the blame for a late turnover that could have cost the team the game. New England secured a 24-23 win late in the fourth quarter, but Maye wasn’t ecstatic after turning the ball over.

Diggs, who joined the team to help Maye elevate his game with a three-year, $69 million deal, didn’t mince words to defend his quarterback. Late in the first half, Maye fumbled the ball after being hit by Jalon Walker. The Falcons recovered the ball and took it all the way to the end zone.

“I’ve got in a bad habit of trying to break tackles on guys I don’t have a great chance of breaking a tackle on,” Maye said after the game.

Maye still had a terrific game, going 19 of 29 for 259 yards and two touchdowns against a difficult

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