Austin Hooper has built some chemistry down the stretch with Drake Maye. Over the past four games, the veteran tight end has caught 15 passes from the rookie quarterback for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Austin Hooper is excited about something he's seen from Drake Maye that'll never show up as a positive in the box score.

Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye sees urgency for immediate improvement. "Nobody wants a season like this year again."

Maye gathered in a shotgun snap around his knees from center Ben Brown on left hash mark, and quickly scanned the field to his left. Hooper was running a corner route to the front left pylon of the end zone with linebacker Zaire Franklin in tight coverage underneath him -- and Maye lofted the pass over the top.