The Drake Maye era in New England got off to an earlier start than many had anticipated. 

With the game against the Jets well out of reach, Maye made his NFL debut on Thursday night with just over four minutes left in what would end in a 24-3 win for the Jets at MetLife Stadium. 

Maye was selected No. 3 overall in this year’s draft, with the idea out of training camp being that the Duke product would develop under starter Jacoby Brissett.

After Brissett was held to just 94 passing yards and sacked five times, the Pats thought to give Maye a chance to get under center, though it was an unceremonious moment for the rookie.

Maye’s first throw of his NFL career was nearly picked off and he saw four of his eight attempts fall as incomplete passes. 

Maye was sacked twice for a loss of 13 yards. 

Maye did manage to move the Patriots down the field 46 yards and finished the series with 22 passing yards. 

He added another 12 yards on the ground and finished with a 56.2 passer rating.

His first completed pass came on a throw to running back Antonio Gibson.