The Seattle Seahawks kicked off their season with a massive W, thanks to New England QB Drake Maye having arguably the worst game of his young career. This dude, who almost won NFL MVP just last season in 2025, came into Lumen Field hoping to shake off an underwhelming Super Bowl performance. Instead, he handed us three turnovers, the *only* turnovers in the entire game, and totally blew it for the Patriots. We had Drew Lock in the game for much of the night, and Maye just needed to outplay our backup, but as the clock ticked down, Lock gained confidence while Maye got totally erratic. That was the whole ballgame right there.
Maye’s Meltdown Was a Gift From Above
Maye’s rough night started long before the final whistle. He had *three* turnovers in the final quarter alone! The first one was a deep pass intended for Romeo Doubs, where the Patriots were trying to extend their lead to two scores. Instead, Nehemiah Pritchett got a hand on it, tipped it, and pulled down the interception. That huge play completely flipped the field and kickstarted the Seahawks’ game-tying touchdown drive. Talk about a momentum shift! Then, after we tied things up, Maye tried to pick up a first down on 3rd-and-14, but our veteran safety Julian Love picked him off! That gave us short field position, and our offense capitalized, getting the Seahawks their first lead of the game with a field goal. What a read by Love, locking it down when we needed it most.
Jobe Seals the Deal in True Emerald City Style
With under a minute left, the Patriots were actually in field goal range, only down by three points, and we had zero timeouts. They were set up to tie or even win it! All Maye had to do was avoid a turnover, but nope, he just tried to do too much. He forced a ball into the end zone towards Mack Hollins, and our guy, cornerback Jackson Jobe, made an absolutely acrobatic interception to seal the win! Are you kidding me? What a play! After the game, Maye owned it, saying he “lost patience and it cost us.” He admitted, “Those decisions cost us the game on my part…Can’t have those, it’s unacceptable.” Even Patriots coach Mike Vrabel called Maye out, saying he needs to ride that line between being aggressive and being reckless. “We want to be aggressive, not reckless,” Vrabel said. Well, Maye definitely crossed that line, and the 12s at Lumen Field loved every second of it!
We’re starting the season 1-0, baby! What a way to kick things off. That kind of defensive effort and opportunistic play is exactly what we need to see this season. Let’s keep that energy rolling, Seahawks!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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