- The Patriots’ loss to Chicago did not produce a clean verdict on Drake Maye.
- On one hand, the game showed the same problem that has followed New England all season: when the quarterback is the team’s most reliable runner, the offense is carrying too much weight on one player.
- Maye finished 24 of 31 for 321 yards and two touchdowns.
- The Patriots will enter Week 8 at 4-3 and in second place in the AFC East, with Miami next on the schedule.
- That record keeps them in the race, but it also leaves little room to ignore the offensive issues that showed up again in Chicago.
Drake Maye’s Bears game left the Patriots with two very different readings
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- musketfire.com, “Patriots' loss to Bears exposed an offensive problem Drake Maye can't keep hiding,” Oct. 25, 2026.
- musketfire.com, “Drake Maye’s latest red-zone INT spoke volumes for Patriots' future (in the best way),” Oct. 25, 2026.
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