TEAM TALK
Post Game Notes and stats: Patriots open in prime timefor the 12th time, TE Eli Raridon’s first reception goes for a TD, Pats had 11 rookies on opening day roster, Andy Borregales has now made all five of his career 50-yard field goals; More.
Gamebook: Full Patriots at Seahawks stats.
Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: Week 1 results lie, so don’t fall for it. 1. QB Drake Maye laments ‘losing patience’ in loss to the Seahawks.
Post Game Quotes: Patriots and Seahawks.
Post Game Pressers: Mike Vrabel – Drake
Maye – Christian Gonzalez, Rhamondre Stevenson, Kevin Byard III, Carlton Davis, Romeo Doubs.
Patriots Postgame Show: Patriots at Seahawks Week 1 breakdown. (90 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
Alex Barth shares 5 takeaways as Patriots let go of the rope, fall to Seahawks. 1. Drake Maye comes up short. 2. Operational shortcomings; More.
Ethan Hurwitz gives us 9 takeaways from the Pats’ implosion in Week 1. Running game difficult to come by.
Chad Finn’s Unconventional Review: It’s not that the Patriots lost to the Seahawks, it’s the way that they lost that stings
Steve Balestrieri recaps how late turnovers sunk the Patriots behind Maye’s rocky fourth quarter.
Matt Vautour discusses Drake Maye and the Patriots taking a worrisome step back in second-half collapse.
Michael Hurley notes expectations were high coming into Year 3 for Drake Maye, but his 2026 debut ended in disaster.
Karen Guregian points out one game doesn’t define a season, but the loss to Seattle revealed plenty.
Mike Reiss highlights Drake Maye calling his three-interception performance “unacceptable” in last night’s 13-10 season-opening loss to the Seahawks, including a game-sealing turnover in the end zone.
Doug Kyed reports Drake Maye takes poor play hard, Patriots teammates have their QB’s back.
Andrew Callahan relays Romeo Doubs explaining his costly 4th-quarter drop, taking blame in the loss.
Zac Ventola explains how the Patriots offense changed after A.J. Brown got injured.
Alex Barth gives us the initial A.J. Brown updates after injury in the third quarter.
Chris Mason’s Patriots Notes: An A.J. Brown injury, Christian Gonzalez’s new deal ‘a relief,’ a possible silver lining in Seattle and more.
Lauren Campbell, Mark Daniels’ Patriots Mailbag: Concern over AJ Brown’s injury; What was Drake Maye thinking on final throw?
Doug Kyed picks out the Best and Worst from last night’s demoralizing loss. Dre’Mont Jones, Gabe Jacas, Eli Raridon and Christian Gonzalez headline the best.
Zac Ventola spotlights the Winners & Losers from the heartbreaking loss: Young talents rise, Veterans fall.
NATIONAL NEWS
Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) With some major mistakes, Drake Maye and New England find a way to lose to Seattle, 13-10.
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Brady Henderson and Mike Reiss (ESPN) Seahawks take Week 1 win over Patriots, lose QB Darnold early.
Nick Shook (NFL) 2026 NFL Kickoff Game: What we learned from Seattle’s 13-10 win. 1. Maye wilts under pressure. /Ouch…
Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Mike Vrabel laments Drake Maye’s 3 interceptions in loss to Seahawks: ‘We want to be aggressive, not reckless’.
Kevin Patra (NFL) QB Drake Maye on loss to Seahawks: My impatience ‘cost us the game’.
Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Week 1 latest intel, buzz questions, news, More.
Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) Seahawks rally over Patriots: Seattle capitalizes on three fourth-quarter interceptions from Drake Maye.
Andy Nesbitt (SI) Cris Collinsworth couldn’t believe what Drake Maye did on brutal game-ending play. And he was right.
Matt Verderame (SI) NFL Notes: Five on-field storylines that are key in Week 1.
Diante Lee (The Ringer) The NFL’s Quarterback rooms, ranked. Patriots No. 1.
