It was a rough night for Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX as they were dismantled by the Seattle Seahawks, 29-13.
Despite getting beatdown, the season was still a wild success for Maye and the Patriots, who had one of the best year-to-year turnarounds in a long time going from 4-13 to 14-3 and making the Super Bowl.
After the loss, the team’s starting quarterback Drake Maye had to hold back tears when asked about the loss and playing for Mike Vrabel.
“It definitely hurts. It’s been a long ride. They played better than us tonight. They deserved to win that game. Speaking for the whole team and myself, just what a journey it’s been for us. I love this team, all those guys in that locker room,” Maye said.
The young quarterback became emotional during several of his postgame answers, fighting back tears at the podium.
“It’s hard to have that sink in right now. Hopefully a lot of the same faces are here. Nature of the business, I know it won’t be like that. But this team was awesome,” Maye said. “I’m so proud. That’s probably the reason I’m choked up most. This team is something that I’m just glad to be a part of.”
Maye said what will be critical is for himself and his teammates to use the loss as motivation going forward.
“That’s what I told those guys in the locker room this is fuel. If it’s not, then I don’t know what this feeling can do for you. Because this is tough,” Maye said.
After failing to become the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl, Maye is hopeful to have another chance at the biggest stage.
“I think the people are what make the place. We’ve got great people all around that help us. Support staff, great fan base. Just glad to have this uniform on. Looking forward to getting back and playing another one,” said Maye, who added he knows nothing is guaranteed. “It’s good to have the experience and it’s hard to get back here. It’s not a given to get back here. So we’ve got to work to get back to having experiences like this and maybe flipping the script next time.”
