Drake Maye posts five total touchdowns as Patriots snap Raiders skid in Week 5 game notes

New England’s Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders came with a clear offensive centerpiece: quarterback Drake Maye recorded five total touchdowns, the Patriots’ game notes highlight, including his second three-touchdown performance of the 2026 season. The output continued a productive stretch in which New England looked more efficient in the red zone and more decisive in its scoring opportunities.

The Patriots’ game notes also frame the win as a statement defensive effort. New England became the first team to hold the Raiders to fewer than 25 points, a threshold that carries weight in weekly evaluation because it ties directly to controlling opposing scoring drives. That limitation helped New England take control of the game without needing to match every Raiders score.

Beyond the matchup-specific marks, the notes emphasize momentum inside the Patriots’ season. New England went over.500 and improved to 2-0 at Gillette Stadium in 2026, reinforcing that the team’s home environment has been a stabilizing factor. The win also snapped a three-game losing streak to Las Vegas, a matchup history that had gone against New England heading into this week.

Maye’s five-touchdown day did not arrive as a one-dimensional scoring profile. The Patriots’ notes point to a second three-touchdown game for Maye, underscoring that the quarterback has shown the ability to generate multiple scoring plays in the same outing rather than relying on a single explosive drive. In practical terms, that matters for how a defense must prepare for New England, because it increases the number of points New England can generate even when opponents reduce big-play chances.

Running back Rhamondre Stevenson added his own milestone in the same notes. His touchdown total reached his 30th career rushing score, giving New England another continuity marker on offense. Stevenson’s continued scoring presence matters in game planning because it gives the Patriots a consistent option inside the offense’s play-action and short-yardage frameworks, especially when opponents adjust to a quarterback-centered passing attack.

Defensively, New England also spotlighted linebackers in the notes. Linebacker Elijah Ponder has recorded at least a half-sack in four straight games, a streak noted as part of the team’s defensive progression. While sacks are not the only measure of pressure, a run of multi-game quarterback disruption can influence how opposing passers reset, how quickly routes develop, and how the pocket collapses late in play calls.

With this performance, the Patriots’ next step is understanding whether the offense can keep generating touchdowns at this clip and whether the defensive standard of holding opponents under 25 becomes a repeatable identity. The Raiders-to-Patriots trend also raises the stakes of upcoming division and conference comparisons, because the notes suggest New England’s ceiling in games against high-tempo teams may be tied to both efficiency from Maye and sustained pressure from the front and linebacking corps.

For fans, the immediate watch is how Maye’s touchdown production evolves in subsequent weeks and whether Stevenson’s scoring role stays embedded as New England continues to build in the home-season picture. On defense, Ponder’s pressure streak offers an easy storyline to track, especially as opponents look for answers to a Patriots unit that, at least in this game, managed to limit the Raiders’ point totals to below a key scoring benchmark.