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Patriots links 2/09/26: Cinderella season sacked

SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Seattle Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori (3) tackles New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) during the Seattle Seahawks versus the New England Patriots Super Bowl LX game on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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  • Doug Kyed writes how the Super Bowl dream turned into nightmare for Drake Maye.
  • Andrew Callahan believes the Patriots will learn from Super Bowl LX and should return soon.
  • Karen Guregian explains how the Patriots can avoid being the next one-hit Super Bowl wonder.
  • Andrew Callahan explains how Drake Maye and the Pats were caught off guard by Seahawks’ game plan.
  • Alex Barth gives us four takeaways from the loss. 1. Offense drops the ball. ‘their first eight drives ended in punts (with five three-and-outs), followed by a fumble.’ 
  • Mike D’Abate’s Patriots Super Bowl takeaways: Drake Maye gets no help.
  • Steve Balestrieri recaps how the Pats got hammered by the ‘Hawks.
  • Ian Logue shares five thoughts on Sunday’s loss: Offensive struggles spoils valiant defensive effort.
  • Jennifer Streeter says the Patriots set up Drake Maye for failure.
  • Matt Dolloff takes a look at what went wrong and why the Patriots came up woefully short in the Super Bowl. ‘The Seahawks front-seven isn’t just good on paper. Their pressure packages are on a different level than every other NFL team in terms of diversity and unpredictability.‘
  • Mark Morse picks through the Good, Bad, and Ugly as the Cinderella season comes to a crashing end.
  • Doug Kyed takes us inside the Patriots’ locker room after the loss: ‘It’s deeper than ball’.
  • Chris Mason notes Mike Vrabel didn’t throw anyone under the bus, “Sacks are a team number.”
  • Mark Daniels highlights Stefon Diggs on how he hopes to be back with the Pats next year.

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