Drake Maye wants to 'go back to the beginning and redo it' after Patriots' Super Bowl LX disaster

Hindsight is ever 20-20, but New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye knows however severely helium wants to restart Super Bowl LX aft struggling successful the 29-13 nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks connected Sunday night.

Maye was a exemplary of consistency each passim his 2nd season, but the Seahawks’ defence rushed and disrupted him each nighttime long, starring to 3 turnovers and a deficiency of discourtesy uncharacteristic of his accustomed performances this year.

After the game, Maye was asked by a newsman what helium would similar to person backmost successful presumption of plays successful the game. He was precise candid with his response.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) and teammates locomotion disconnected the tract aft losing to the Seattle Seahawks successful the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

"What would I similar to person back? I’d similar to spell backmost to the opening and redo it," helium said.

All pro athletes privation they could person a 2nd accidental to redo things, particularly successful a title-clinching crippled similar Super Bowl LX. But Maye knows helium didn’t play his best, and he’ll person to larn from that.

"There’s truthful galore plays that tin determine and alteration the game. I think, what was it? 19-7 oregon 22-7, and I person the fumble oregon whatever, and they returned it for a touchdown. There were plays successful the archetypal fractional wherever I felt similar I could’ve made a amended throw, oregon made a amended determination and truly conscionable comes to who makes the plays and who doesn’t.

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"They made the plays tonight."

The "fumble" Maye was referencing determination was really 1 of his 2 interceptions, arsenic the Seahawks genuinely blew the crippled wide unfastened erstwhile Uchenna Nwosu caught the shot that flew retired of Maye’s manus aft 2 Seahawks tackled him connected a perfectly timed blitz successful the 4th quarter.

Drake Maye of the New England Patriots is sacked by Rylie Mills #98 of the Seattle Seahawks during the 2nd 4th successful Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

But Maye was uncomfortable each game, and the throws helium usually hits weren’t connecting throughout. He finished 27-of-42 for 295 yards, astir of which came successful the 4th fourth erstwhile the Seahawks were playing a spot much blimpish connected defense.

The Patriots were held to conscionable 51 full yards successful the archetypal half, with Maye going 6-for-11 for 48 yards portion being sacked 3 times.

Meanwhile, the Patriots’ defence kept their squad successful the crippled with stellar plays of their own, though Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ discourtesy were capable to get into tract extremity scope for Jason Myers, who connected connected a Super Bowl-record 5 attempts.

It besides helped that the Seahawks were capable to found the crushed game, arsenic Kenneth Walker III rushed for 135 yards connected 27 carries. For the Patriots, Maye was the starring rusher with 37 yards connected 5 carries, portion Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 42 yards connected the ground.

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye walks disconnected the tract aft a nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks successful the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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It was a antiaircraft session for the Seahawks, but Maye feels helium could’ve done much to assistance his squad person a changeable astatine being crowned Super Bowl champions again.

Instead, it’s the Seahawks lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy successful the Bay Area, portion Maye volition look astatine the tape, digest it, and bring his takeaways to twelvemonth 3 successful September.

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