Mafe did not play in the overtime session after colliding with a Patriots player.
The Seattle Seahawks came into their Week 2 game against the New England Patriots already down Uchenna Nwosu, and they left Foxboro with another one of their top pass rushers getting dinged up. Boye Mafe, who recorded a sack and seemingly countless pressures on Jacoby Brissett, left Seattle’s eventual 23-20 overtime win with a right knee injury. The team designated him questionable to return and he did not play in the lone defensive series in overtime.
It might have been the last drive before overtime or the overtime drive. We’ll see how it shakes out.” Upon re-watch, Mafe can be seen colliding knees with Patriots right tackle Michael Onwenu, (who was blocking Derick Hall, on the first play of New England’s final drive of regulation. On the FOX broadcast, Mafe can be seen limping before lining up on the next play, which he effectively took off due to the injury. On third down, he was subbed out of the game for Dre’Mont Jones.
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