PostGame Thread 2025 OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots fall 29-13 to the Seahawks

Steve102 · Feb 8, 2026

Ross12 said:
Let’s keep in mind that this is and has been year 1 of a rebuild. Will they be back in the Super Bowl next year? Unlikely, but they will keep building towards long term success. It is a great first step.

Best take, post SB loss. Nice post.

lancerman · Feb 8, 2026

FCB02062 said:
Postgame ripping Maye and damn rightfully so

Nobody can objectively justify his play. He was awful. The line didn't help, but when he had time he blew it, when he had guys open he made bad throws, when they started getting momentum he did awful. He threw into double and triple coverage. 3 turnovers. This wasn't Mahomes getting killed and still doing everything he could possibly do to give his team a chance.

They need to work with him because he's shown flashes of those issues all season but this defense made him pay for it. And it's not promising that he fell apart in the playoffs against the best teams when "schedule" was the argument against him.

TomPatriot · Feb 8, 2026

They went 17-4 and lost in the SB in year 1 of the rebuild.

Last year at this time they were 4-13 and Mayoed.

Thank you NEP

festy1986 · Feb 8, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
The final score does not reflect how good the defense was. Nor does it reflect how bad the offense was.

The offense scored more TDs than Seattle. Just a fun fact.

You might be able to survive Drake playing as bad as he did today. Maybe. But not with the turnovers.

Those were the difference

NE_Zealot · Feb 8, 2026

VectorPrime said:
I mean, it’s far less infuriating than the losses during the dynasty but it’s still pretty depressing.

Doesn’t bother me very much, nobody had us being here. I expected 8 wins max and was happy to be wrong. The dynasty teams had expectations, the 2025 Pats were in year one of a rebuild.

RxJock1120 · Feb 8, 2026

This Fing sucks, but we were not supposed to get to SB this quick. We gotta a bright future, on to 2027.

festy1986 · Feb 8, 2026

TomPatriot said:
They went 17-4 and lost ib the SB in year 2 of the rebuild.

Last year at this time they were 4-13 and Mayoed.

Thank you NEP

Year 1.

They will take a step back next year so really they're two years out from a real sb contending team.

ScottishPatriots · Feb 8, 2026

PaulNEPats said:
Campbell gave up 14 QB pressures tonight. If he's our starting LT next season, something went horribly wrong.

I wonder if the Pats are ready to admit the arm length thing was real and we've drafted a guard.

If he turns out to be an elite guard it's still a good pick, the case for moving him to guard is LG is already a disaster anyway so moving him there couldn't be any worse.

PatsfanTN · Feb 8, 2026

Here’s the deal, this was ALWAYS with house money and ahead of schedule. I’m proud of this team.
Work to do ahead, but this team will be ballin years to come.
Oline needs work.
Maye needs work.
It’ll come, some teams have NEVER been to the SB. I’ll sleep good tonight knowing the future is bright.

NFL Mystique · Feb 8, 2026

upstater1 said:
You underestimate how much these players played above their heads.

They had a great year.

The '07 Super Bowl was as bad as this one for the offense. We couldn't do anything against the Giants. The main difference is that this Seattle team was much more talented on offense than that Giants team.

Seattle was a very beatable team. If they get the 2023 Chiefs or even 2018 Patriots in this game, I don't think they come out on top. I give them credit for beating the Rams. But they got very lucky facing a bad offense tonight.

They may be a one off champion.

ErniesPinkStripes · Feb 8, 2026

festy1986 said:
The offense scored more TDs than Seattle. Just a fun fact.

You might be able to survive Drake playing as bad as he did today. Maybe. But not with the turnovers.

Those were the difference

Yup.. Even with the fumble, you still had a real chance

Until that INT. Inexcusable decision. That was the game

The Gr8est · Feb 8, 2026

Betterthanmost said:
I don’t think he put any thought into what he wrote. Just lashing out like a child who is hurt emotionally.

I think you just described the GDT.

Too many posts seems angry rather than disappointed.

They don’t need to take the failures so personally.

Vindicate · Feb 8, 2026

Maye didn't use his legs as much as I think anyone predicted this off-season. Any guesses as to why?

lancerman · Feb 8, 2026

VrabelJr said:
Campbell doesn’t have arm length problems. He has strength issues. He got bull rushed all playoffs.

It's harder to judge Campbell. Campbell looked good during the season, then got injured, and has been bad since coming back. Hard to know how much of it is just him being young and rushing back from that injury.

Boomer B · Feb 8, 2026

Sam Bam Cunningham said:
Non competitive SB.

I think next year Drake will get overtaken by Caleb Williams as best qb out of 2024 class.
Bo Nix and Daniels may already be better also

Can we just ban this ****ing idiot already?

denverpatsfan · Feb 8, 2026

Too many sacks. Too many turnovers. Do you blame Maye or the line?
Hope the kid improves for next season. He DID NOT improve as the playoffs progressed which is concerning

Free_Pacman · Feb 8, 2026

Also, shout out to our fanbase. I attended the SB for the first time and Seahawks fans outnumbered Patriots fans probably 9:1. Great showing, guys.

upstater1 · Feb 8, 2026

ScottishPatriots said:
I wonder if the Pats are ready to admit the arm length thing was real and we've drafted a guard.

If he turns out to be an elite guard it's still a good pick, the case for moving him to guard is LG is already a disaster anyway so moving him there couldn't be any worse.

He'll be even more bull rushed against DTs who are bigger and stronger than the edge guys.

But then you have to ask about Jared Wilson. We've drafted a lot of guards over the last several years. We have expended pick after pick after pick on them. Who is doing the picking?

neuronet · Feb 8, 2026

Ross12 said:
Let’s keep in mind that this is and has been year 1 of a rebuild. Will they be back in the Super Bowl next year? Unlikely, but they will keep building towards long term success. It is a great first step.

Yep. An amazing rebuild started.

Maye is resilient. He'll be fine. This is a great nucleus to build with. We now have a much better idea what we need to work on.

Does it sting? Hell yes. But that's because it was the biggest stage. They wish they made it here.

festy1986 · Feb 8, 2026

ErniesPinkStripes said:
Yup.. Even with the fumble, you still had a real chance

Until that INT. Inexcusable decision. That way the game

Josh was conservative all ****ing game. Giving away possessions on third down.

You finally are moving the ball, score a TD and get close to midfield after being pinned inside the 5 and you call a hailmary with 8 mins left? And Drake throws it into triple coverage?

What was the purpose of that? You could of scored and taken your time and still got the ball back with a chance to win the game.

Just baffling play call by McDaniels and throw by Drake.

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