Patriots recap and look-ahead: a second-half comeback in Miami, then Green Bay and Munich

The Patriots are 5-3 and alone in second place in the AFC East after splitting their last two games: a 30-24 loss at Chicago on Thursday night, Oct. 22, and a 24-19 win at Miami on Sunday in which they trailed 13-3 at halftime and then scored 21 straight points. Drake Maye had a hand in all three touchdowns at Hard Rock Stadium, and the defense sacked Malik Willis five times. Green Bay comes to Gillette Stadium on Sunday, and the week after that the Patriots play Detroit in Munich. Here are both games from ESPN's box scores, and the schedule ahead.

The last two games

Patriots 24, Dolphins 19 · Sunday, Nov. 1, at Miami

The first half went badly. Efton Chism III fumbled after a catch at the Patriots' 18 in the first quarter, setting up a Miami field goal; Andy Borregales missed a 40-yarder wide right late in the second; and Willis capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Malik Washington with eight seconds left in the half for a 13-3 Miami lead. Hunter Henry left in the second quarter with a foot injury and did not return.

The second half was New England's. Maye's deep ball to Kyle Williams was ruled incomplete, Mike Vrabel challenged, and it became a 43-yard touchdown. On the next possession Maye led a 13-play, 73-yard drive and finished it himself from the 2 with 59 seconds left in the third quarter for a 17-13 lead. Kevin Byard intercepted Willis early in the fourth quarter, and two plays later DeMario Douglas caught a 48-yard touchdown for a 24-13 lead. Zane Gonzalez missed a 43-yard field goal wide left with 6:45 to play. Willis's 35-yard touchdown to Kevin Coleman Jr. with 2:04 left and a failed two-point try made it a five-point game, and Rhamondre Stevenson fell on the onside kick.

Maye completed 16 of 20 for 199 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions, a 141.5 passer rating, and ran for the third score. Douglas had three catches for 76 yards. Stevenson ran 19 times for 82 yards and Corey Kiner added 38 on seven carries. Cory Durden and Gabe Jacas had 1.5 sacks each; Christian Elliss had nine tackles and a half sack. New England played without A.J. Brown, TreVeyon Henderson, Mack Hollins and Romeo Doubs, and with backup guards in place of Mike Onwenu and Alijah Vera-Tucker, ESPN reported.

Bears 30, Patriots 24 · Thursday, Oct. 22, at Chicago

Chicago led from the first quarter and the Patriots never caught up. Maye threw for 321 yards on 24-of-31 passing with two touchdowns and an interception, and ran for another score. His 48-yard pass to Stevenson on the last play of the first half made it 20-14, and Eli Raridon's 30-yard catch in the third pulled New England within 27-21. Cairo Santos's 58-yard field goal with 1:34 left made it a two-score game, and Borregales's 47-yarder with 37 seconds to go only set the final margin. Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and Luther Burden III caught four passes for 130 yards. The Patriots ran for 70 yards on 17 carries and were penalized 10 times for 71 yards; the turnover margin, one of Vrabel's stated priorities, was 1-0 against them, ESPN's Mike Reiss noted.

Against the DraftKings lines ESPN lists, the Patriots did not cover as 7-point favorites at Miami, and Chicago covered as a 3-point favorite. Both games went over their totals, 41.5 in Miami and 50.5 in Chicago. Each final's recap and closing line is on its game page: Chicago, Miami.

Through eight games Maye has 15 touchdown passes and eight interceptions, three of those in the opener at Seattle; he has accounted for at least three touchdowns in five straight games. Henry leads the team with 29 catches, and Douglas leads in receiving yards (332) and touchdown catches (four).

The AFC East

Standings from ESPN as of Friday afternoon. The Patriots are 1.5 games behind Buffalo and hold the head-to-head result, from their 29-26 win in Orchard Park on Oct. 4; the teams meet again at Gillette on Dec. 6. ESPN's standings have New England as the AFC's seventh seed, the last playoff spot. Buffalo plays at Minnesota on Monday night.

The next three games

Times are Eastern and TV is as ESPN lists it today. Brown (knee and ankle) and Henderson (illness) are out on Sunday; Henry, Hollins, Byard, Carlton Davis III, Morgan Moses, Brenden Schooler and Greg Van Roten are questionable, according to the team's Friday report. The injury report in full. Prices are on the board; the full schedule is on the Patriots page.

Packers at Patriots · Sunday, Nov. 8, 4:25 p.m., Fox

Green Bay is also 5-3 and fourth in the NFC North. The Packers beat Carolina 27-19 at Lambeau Field on Thursday, Oct. 29, with Jordan Love completing 30 of 41 for 288 yards and three touchdowns and Christian Watson catching eight passes for 113 yards. Micah Parsons (knee) is out for Green Bay, along with linebacker Zaire Franklin, tight end Josh Whyle and offensive linemen Sean Rhyan and Travis Glover. The Patriots are 3-0 at home. Rob Gronkowski, inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Saturday, will be honored at halftime; owner Robert Kraft will miss both while he recovers from back surgery, ESPN reported. At about 4:30 p.m. Friday, ESPN's listing showed DraftKings with the Patriots -3 and the total at 44.5, after opening at -1.5 and 46.5. Game page.

Patriots at Lions, in Munich · Sunday, Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m., Fox

Detroit is the designated home team at FC Bayern Munich's stadium. The Lions (5-2) beat Minnesota 19-15 last Sunday behind 153 rushing yards from Jahmyr Gibbs, and play at Miami this Sunday before flying to Germany. Game page.

Bye week, then Patriots at Chargers · Sunday, Nov. 29, 8:20 p.m., NBC

New England is off in Week 11. The Chargers are 0-7 going into this weekend. Game page.

Live scores are on the scores page.