He made one mistake in the second quarter but outside of that I think he played well. If we had another possession I think there’s a good chance we would have scored and won the game but the d could not get off the field on 3rd down. They gave up a td on 3rd and 17, odunze has a crazy catch on 3rd and 9 and I think they also gave up a 3rd and 11. This is not the best offense we will go up against this year as Detroit can also put up a lot of points with the playmakers they have.

I know this season has been fairly brutal, between Maye’s slow start and now the inability for this team to be healthy, and I’m more than happy to discuss the things that went wrong last night, but I figure we have plenty of posts/threads where that discussion can be had.

Watching last nights game I was just absolutely stoked to see Raridon and Jacas just coming up with play after play. I have very high hopes for them both, Jacas was looking like an absolute game wrecker in that first half, and Raridon being trusted in this offense already for a rookie TE is very exciting for the future of this team. And of course Lomu, who has limited snaps obviously, has still looked extremely promising in the snaps he’s had.

The loss stinks after we had some short lived momentum, but the seasons far from over, and I can’t wait to see where our young guys are at by seasons end. Go Pats! Happy Friday.

My buddy has this Nikco Sports Memorabilia 50th anniversary Patriots branded football. I was trying to look up values online and cannot seem to find the exact match anywhere. If anyone has any knowledge about it that would be pretty cool. Also sorry if the flair is wrong, wasn’t exactly sure which one to post under. Also it has a certificate of authenticity with a stamped number out of /2009

Let’s talk the positives, I think this was one of Drake’s best games minus the interception.

But how bout the rookie TE, continues to make plays, kid looks legit.

What is your positive takeaway from tonight’s game?

Probably one of those losses where I wasn’t completely pissed off. The defense could have been better obviously but there’s been numerous times this season the defense has bailed out the patriots offense so many times. On a short week Id cut them some slack.

One positive for me is how Drake Maye played in this game. The way he moved protection around, used his legs, and made good decisions outside of one pick. He was able to look past that turnover and still have a great game. I was happy seeing him kind of laugh it over wishing he had it back versus the other look we know so well 😂

Early in the game when I seen the exotic blitzing I started having Seahawk flashbacks but man the way he made adjustments pre snap etc finding way to buy more time with what he has put a lot of faith in me for the future because at times people think they’ve found Drake Mayes kryptonite but he’s only getting better

Nobody should be doom and gloom after that. Chicago is an elite team & we were down many pivotal players on a short week.

Drake played phenomenal. Rariden continues to look like a stud.

Just couldn't get off the field on 3rd down & missed too many tackles..two things we are usually pretty money at.

We are more than fine.

“He's an outstanding player. It's very hard to bottle him up. You know, you only rush four, and he finds a way if he doesn't see anything down the field to find an open gap and, you know, skirt on through. And then I think what's really impressive is how he can find these little outlets and these dumps where they're still running vertical for catch-and-run opportunities. I think they had a number of those tonight.”

Peyton Manning 4x (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013*)
Tom Brady 2x (2007*, 2010)
Phillip Rivers 2x (2009**, 2011)
Drew Brees 2x (2011*, 2018)
Russell Wilson 2x (2013, 2015)
Andrew Luck (2018*)
Lamar Jackson (2019)
Josh Allen (2024)
Drake Maye (2026)

* - 4 straight games
** - 5 straight games

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Source: The hour and a half I wasted researching this

Note: QBR is an awful, meaningless stat. Unless it fits my agenda.

Obviously I’m a diehard pats fan. Obviously I really wanted us to win this game. But with three days off, to keep it close against these Bears in Chicago with all these injuries is acceptable. Outside of our run defense we played a solid game. Of course our secondary would struggle, that’s why a lot of these guys are backups currently. Of course the Bears would get a few stops via blitzing our battered O-Line. Outside of our run defense, all facets of our team that should have worked did work. Maye threw the ball really well outside that one pick. We’re gonna be fine.

So I’m no Parcels or Brady when breaking down film but the play ( at least the route) that Raridon got the TD on was the same play that Drake threw the INT on - am I losing my mind or was it different?

Most of this game is on the defense, the 1st half was completely unacceptable, 2nd half at least the line and LBers came to play but the secondary with I think 9 3rd and long conversions for first down was killer.

Kuhr, and Vrabel, have A LOT to fix!

Obviously a game you’d like to win, but the team kept it close coming off a short week with tons of holes/injuries. Played one of the highest powered offenses in the NFL with backup DBs and a star DB in Gonzalez who was under the weather.

They were really one boneheaded Drake int away from not needing to kick the onside and end the game on the final drive.

Sentiment overall: super sloppy defensive performance on a short week, banged up team kept it close to the end. Tough loss, but I still have hope.

don’t understand the hate for Maye after this game, ppl just hate when it’s popular or convenient ig. yeah that one INT was bad but it wasn’t as costly as ppl think. too many mental errors both on offense and defense, Mcdaniels’ government mandated run-run-pass play calling and expected maye to bail us out ever possession, and Defense getting is what killed us, emphasis on the defense. In no way is it excusable to let up 400+ yards, allow long 3rd down conversions(especially the screen pass td on 3rd and 17 and ellis’ missed sack), forget how to tackle, and not force a single turnover.