Lions lead Patriots 28-3 as Drake Maye exits with ankle injury

The Detroit Lions built a 28-3 lead over the New England Patriots in Munich on Sunday after Patriots quarterback Drake Maye left in the first quarter with a right ankle injury.

Maye was hurt on New England's opening possession. The Patriots had advanced to Detroit's 15-yard line when Lions defender Aidan Hutchinson sacked him on third down. Maye was ruled out for the rest of the game.

Hutchinson went down as well. After leaping in celebration of the sack, he landed and grabbed his right knee before heading to the locker room for evaluation. He was listed as questionable to return, and CBS Sports reported that he appeared to have suffered a serious knee injury.

Detroit entered at 6-2 with four straight wins. A victory would lift the Lions to 7-2 and a tie with the Chicago Bears atop the NFC North, according to The Guardian.

Andy Borregales kicked a 33-yard field goal after Maye's injury, but New England did not score again in the first half. At halftime, Detroit held a 21-3 lead.

DeVito takes over

Backup Tommy DeVito replaced Maye. New England went three-and-out on three of his first four drives, then Lions defender Roger McCreary intercepted him on the fourth.

By halftime, DeVito had completed four of 19 attempts for 16 yards and thrown an interception.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel stood with his hands on his knees and shook his head during one DeVito drive. On another, receiver Efton Chism got his fingertips to DeVito's third-down throw, but the ball bounced away and New England had to punt.

Receiver A.J. Brown drew a false-start penalty during one three-and-out, then visited the blue medical tent after a 22-yard reception. His status was not immediately known.

Gibbs reaches 171 yards

Detroit's offense built its lead through the air and on the ground. Amon-Ra St. Brown put the Lions ahead for the first time with a 56-yard touchdown catch. Jahmyr Gibbs followed a 50-yard catch-and-run with a 5-yard scoring run, while receiver Isaac TeSlaa caught another of Detroit's three first-half touchdowns.

Gibbs amassed 171 yards from scrimmage before halftime, giving him Detroit's highest total in a half since Barry Sanders 32 years ago. His 61 touchdowns matched Hall of Famer Terrell Davis for the most by a player through his first four NFL seasons.

New England intercepted quarterback Jared Goff twice before halftime. Cornerback Christian Gonzalez picked off a throw intended for St. Brown, and safety Kevin Byard intercepted Goff in the end zone as the half ended.

Goff connected with St. Brown again for Detroit's fourth touchdown, this time on a 28-yard screen pass.

DeVito later found running back Lan Larison for New England's first touchdown, a 10-yard completion on third-and-5. It was rookie Larison's first NFL touchdown and DeVito's first scoring pass as a Patriot. An earlier New England touchdown on a short pass had been canceled because of offensive pass interference.

It was not immediately known how long Maye will be out.

The matchup at Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena was the NFL's final international game of the season. New England came in at 5-4 after committing four turnovers in a 45-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers last week. Under Vrabel, the Patriots had not previously lost consecutive games in a season.

Six other Week 10 games were scheduled for 1 p.m. EST, including the Minnesota Vikings' visit to the Green Bay Packers.