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Hindsight is always 20-20, but New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye knows how badly he wants to restart Super Bowl LX after struggling in a 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Maye was a model of consistency throughout his second season, but the Seahawks defense hustled and disrupted him all night, leading to three turnovers and a lack of offense uncharacteristic of his usual performances this year.
After the game, a reporter asked Maye what he would like to have back in terms of plays from the game. He was very sincere with his answer.
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) and his teammates walk off the field after losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL’s Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
“What would I like to get back? I’d like to go back to the beginning and do it again,” he said.
Every professional athlete wishes they had a second chance to do things over again, especially in a title-clinching game like Super Bowl LX. But Maye knows he didn’t play his best and will have to learn from that.
“There are so many plays that can decide and change the game. I think, what was it? 19-7 or 22-7, and I had the fumble or whatever, and they returned it for a touchdown. There were plays in the first half where I felt like I could have made a better throw, or made a better decision and it’s really just a matter of who makes the plays and who doesn’t.
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“They made the plays tonight.”
The “fumble” Maye was referring to was actually one of his two interceptions, as the Seahawks really broke the game open when Uchenna Nwosu caught the ball that flew out of Maye’s hand after two Seahawks tackled him in a perfectly timed drive in the fourth quarter.
Drake Maye of the New England Patriots is sacked by Rylie Mills #98 of the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
But Maye was uncomfortable throughout the game and the shots he normally takes didn’t connect every time. He ended up going 27 of 42 for 295 yards, most of which came in the fourth quarter when the Seahawks were playing a little more conservatively on defense.
The Patriots were held to just 51 total yards in the first half, with Maye going 6 of 11 for 48 yards and being sacked three times.
Meanwhile, the Patriots defense kept their team in the game with stellar plays of their own, although Sam Darnold and the Seahawks offense were able to get into field goal range for Jason Myers, who connected on a Super Bowl-record five attempts.
It also helped that the Seahawks were able to establish the running game, as Kenneth Walker III rushed for 135 yards on 27 carries. For the Patriots, Maye was the leading rusher with 37 yards on five carries, while Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 42 yards rushing.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye walks off the field after a loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL’s Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
It was a defensive clinic for the Seahawks, but Maye feels he could have done more to help his team have a chance to be crowned Super Bowl champions again.
Instead, it’s the Seahawks who lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the Bay Area, as Maye watches the tape, digests it, and brings his conclusions back to year three in September.
