bv. Two in the morning and the declaration of war from the Falcons’ brightest starsets Gillette ablaze – And Drake Maye’s comeback leaves Patriots Nation exhilarated with delight
Two in the morning, when most of America is still deep in sleep, Bijan Robinson – the brightest star of the Atlanta Falcons – ignited the flames of war on the eve of the showdown with the New England Patriots. A post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) by him lasted only a few minutes, but it was enough to make all of Gillette Stadium explode in a storm of fan outrage.
Robinson’s post, uploaded at 2:03 a.m., simply read: “Patriots fans better buckle up, because Gillette is about to shake.”
Within minutes, the post garnered tens of thousands of comments and shares, with countless furious reactions from Patriots Nation. Not long after, Robinson deleted the post after 10 minutes, but it was too late – the online community had already screenshot it and spread it across the NFL. ESPN, Bleacher Report, and numerous Patriots fanpage accounts simultaneously reposted it with the caption: “2 A.M. Challenge accepted.”
Saturday morning, as the wave of indignation still had not subsided, Drake Maye – the biggest star of the Patriots and the one seen as the new icon at Foxborough – delivered a comeback that drove fans wild. In a brief interview before practice, Maye simply smiled and said: “ If Gillette really shakes, it’ll shake from the roar of Patriots Nation… not because of the Falcons.”
That short statement sent social media into a frenzy. Thousands of fans shared the clip again with hashtags #InMayeWeTrust and #FoxboroughFire, turning the young quarterback’s comeback into a symbol of spirit for the entire team ahead of the battle.
According to internal reporters, the Patriots locker room was on fire after Maye’s statement. Players chanted “Let’s shake Gillette our way!” during warm-ups, and Coach Mike Vrabel was said to have cracked a laugh when hearing the interview again: “That’s how a leader responds.”
The matchup between the Patriots and Falcons is now no longer just a regular clash – but a battle of honor. And with what just happened, Gillette Stadium will certainly shake – in a way Bijan Robinson never wanted.
