Behind a breakout season from second-year quarterback Drake Maye (4,394 yards, 31 touchdowns, eight interceptions, runner-up in MVP voting), the New England Patriots peaked a lot sooner than anyone had predicted. Maye led the Pats all the way to the Super Bowl before running into the buzz saw that was the Seattle Seahawks top-ranked defense. With New England getting a taste of what winning is like again in the post-Bill Belichick era, the team made it a priority to build around Maye. The