“I’m proud of my performance but it felt like New England was favored by the referees in several key situations” CJ Stroud shared after the Texans 16-28 loss to the Patriots in the AFC Divisional Game as the young Houston quarterback claimed there were “many sensitive contact plays that were overlooked” especially on pivotal third down situations and although he stressed he was not placing all the blame on the officials he admitted it significantly affected the Texans rhythm and morale On the other side when asked about those comments during the postgame press conference Drake Maye did not shy away and fired back with exactly ten short but sharp words immediately igniting heated debate across social media and intensifying the lingering tension from the game.