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Drake Maye had something to prove when the Patriots headed to Seattle to face the same Seahawks team that beat them in last year’s Super Bowl. Instead, a few errors from Maye, among other factors, resulted in a 13-10 loss to open the 2026 season. Maye, who had eight interceptions last year, had three in one game on Wednesday night. It’s the first time that’s happened in his career. Nehemiah Pritchett intercepted Maye to start the fourth quarter, resulting in a Drew Lock pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a touchdown. Julian Love later intercepted Maye, which led to a Jason Myers field goal that gave Seattle the lead. Before that, new signing Romeo Doubs failed to catch a near-perfect throw for a first down. Then came the final drive. On 3rd & 5, in field goal range, Josh Jobe caught an interception in the end zone, using his toes to secure the play and the game. After the game, Maye made sure to emphasize that the blame should be put on him for the loss. "We had the game under control," Maye said. "I thought we had a good plan to try to just start chipping away and to be patient. And, yeah, lost patience, and it cost us. I think, you know, decisions that cost us the game, you know, on my part and my end. "I vowed to myself to be better and realize it's a long season at the same time. You can't have those. It’s unacceptable, and I know we’re going to get back to work." Drake Maye arrives for his post-game press conference, and said a loss of patience led the game to slip away. He used the word “unacceptable” when speaking of his performance. pic.twitter.com/XYVDKLOmBe — Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 10, 2026 Maye threw for 178 yards, scored a touchdown, went 23-for-33, but had those three picks. He played against Lock, who replaced Sam Darnold after the latter left the game early in the first with a hip injury. After throwing 10 interceptions in his rookie year, Maye threw eight last season. He did have two interceptions against the Seahawks in the Super Bowl and four overall in the postseason. Now, the “Darkside Defense” has picked him off five times in two straight games. Taking ownership, Maye aims to regroup in Week 2 against the Steelers. Meanwhile, coach Mike Vrabel also emphasized that the team will need to work out a few things before the next game. "I mean, we're trying to be aggressive and obviously win the football game, but not reckless. You don’t get any do-overs, but we'll have to learn from it and, you know, stick together. Never just about one guy. I think everybody knows that by now," Vrabel said. Drake Maye stats vs. Seahawks | CMP | ATT | Pass Yds | TD | INT | | 23 | 33 | 178 | 1 | 3 |