Patriots' Drake Maye must buck brutal 32-year QB trend to return to Super Bowl
By John Breech
Published on April 13, 2026.
Drake Maye, the New England Patriots' quarterback, lost his Super Bowl debut in a 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in February. Since 1994, no AFC quarterback has returned to the Super Bowl after losing their Super Bowl debuts. This is a significant challenge for Maye to overcome this trend. He is the seventh AFC quarterback over the past 32 years to lose his Super Super Bowl Debut, and none of the previous six have made it back to the big game. The last AFC QB to eventually return to the game was Jim Kelly, who made his debut with the Bills in 1990 and went 0-4 in those games. Despite this, Maye has his eyes on winning a Lombardi Trophy.
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