After a solid end to his rookie campaign, there was a lot of hope for Drake Maye coming into the 2025 season. New England Patriots fans wanted to see Maye hit a massive sophomore leap and blossom into a great quarterback in the NFL. That, sadly, wasn't quite the case during their Week 1 game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Maye looked promising in the first half, but the second half was rough for both him and the Patriots . The Raiders' pass rush clearly bothered the sophomore, forcing him to rush and not play on his own pace. A costly interception in the second half led to the Raiders scoring the go-ahead touchdown, a lead that they will not relinquish.

After the game, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was asked about whether Maye had too much to think about . The head coach said

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