Darnold, playing for his fifth team in eight season, was a backup to Brock Purdy in San Francisco after his career sputtered with the Jets.
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Tough end to stellar season for Patriots QB Drake Maye
Maye turns the ball over three times and New England was dominated by Seattle’s Dark Side defense.
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Patriots’ Super Bowl dream denied by Seahawks
New England’s offense is shut down by Seattle’s dominant defense and the Patriots lose their record sixth Super Bowl.
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Seahawks, Patriots quarterbacks take different paths to Super Bowl
Darnold is on his fifth team in eight seasons, while Maye will be the second-youngest QB to start a Super Bowl.
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With an idle two weeks before the Super Bowl, the football mind wanders
The break before the big game is filled with a lot of nonsense.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame considers changes after Bill Belichick’ omission
An overhaul to the process is unlikely, but changes could come after the six-time Super Bowl champ was denied induction.
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How Mainers have cheered for the Patriots over the years
Here’s a look at the New England Patriots’ long road to becoming 6-time champions, and the Mainers who’ve cheered them on along the way, curated from our newspaper archives.
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Patriots QB Drake Maye credits success to competing with brothers
Maye, who will play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, has three older brothers who were Division I athletes.
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Matthew Stafford beats out Patriots QB Drake Maye for NFL MVP
New England coach Mike Vrabel is named coach of the year and Josh McDaniel is named assistant coach of the year.
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Back with the Patriots, Josh McDaniels is back in the Super Bowl
The Patriots offensive coordinator, who had two failed stints as a head coach, is coaching in the title game for the 10th time as an assistant.