SEATTLE — In the final four minutes of the 2026 NFL season’s opening game, Drake Maye had already scrambled to his right to convert on fourth down.

He’d already found veteran receiver Mack Hollins 11 yards underneath for another fourth down.

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And Maye had kept the series alive on third-and-1 with still another fake handoff and wheel around his left to pick up 6 yards.

So when the New England Patriots faced third-and-5 from the Seattle Seahawks’ 16-yard line with 26 seconds to play, down 3, Maye knew logically that all he needed to do was not turn the ball over. He knew logically that he should try to move the chains but try even…

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