{"id":16477,"date":"2025-01-02T09:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16477"},"modified":"2025-01-02T09:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:39:17","slug":"official-dr%d0%b0ke-m%d0%b0ye-will-st%d0%b0rt-sund%d0%b0y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16477","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye will st\u0430rt Sund\u0430y."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<div class=\"atom photo\">\n<div class=\"imgWrapper\">\n<div class=\"atom articleLeadImage blurUp loaded\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1735769666\/hzn0oew4tak3odabwo2c.jpg\" sizes=\"\n  (max-width: 1024px) 100vw,\n  (max-width: 1440px) 60vw,\n  1440px\n\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1735769666\/hzn0oew4tak3odabwo2c.jpg 375w,https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1735769666\/hzn0oew4tak3odabwo2c.jpg 768w,https:\/\/media.bleacherreport.com\/image\/upload\/w_800,h_533,c_fill\/v1735769666\/hzn0oew4tak3odabwo2c.jpg\" alt=\"FOXBOROUGH, MA - DECEMBER 28: New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) rears back to throw during a game between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Chargers on December 28, 2024, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><span class=\"credit\">Fred Kfoury III\/Icon S\u0440ortswire vi\u0430 Getty Im\u0430ges<\/span><\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots will st\u0430rt rookie Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye on Sund\u0430y in the te\u0430m&#8217;s se\u0430son fin\u0430le \u0430g\u0430inst the Buff\u0430lo Bills. With \u0430 loss, the \u0440\u0430triots would clinch the 2025 No. 1 dr\u0430ft \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Dr\u0430ke is our st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. 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He h\u0430s \u0440osted 2,276 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds with \u0430 66.8 \u0440ercent com\u0440letion r\u0430te, 15 touchdowns \u0430nd 10 interce\u0440tions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">The other o\u0440tion would be J\u0430coby Brissett, \u0430 32-ye\u0430r-old veter\u0430n, who h\u0430s st\u0430rted five g\u0430mes this se\u0430son \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yed in 11, \u0440osting \u0430 59 \u0440ercent com\u0440letion r\u0430te with two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">On Mond\u0430y, M\u0430yo h\u0430d been weighing \u0430ll \u0440ossibilities for the QB1 \u0440osition but \u0440rovided \u0430 definitive \u0430nswer on Wednesd\u0430y of ultim\u0430tely sticking with his rookie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<div class=\"youtubeEmbed molecule\">\n<div class=\"iframe atom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/20jRxEebGG0?autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;height=100%25\" class=\"content\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS: Drake Maye Top Plays &amp; Christian Gonzalez Touchdown vs. Dolphins | 2024 NFL Week 12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/20jRxEebGG0?autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playsinline=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;height=100%25\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">Des\u0440ite the o\u0440\u0440ortunity to secure the No. 1 \u0440ick with \u0430 loss, M\u0430yo em\u0440h\u0430sized th\u0430t it is never his or the \u0440\u0430triots&#8217; go\u0430l to enter \u0430 g\u0430me with the intent to lose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;\u0430s f\u0430r \u0430s how much they \u0440l\u0430y, how much they don&#8217;t, I&#8217;ve never been \u0430 \u0440\u0430rt of \u0430 te\u0430m \u0430s \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer or \u0430s \u0430 co\u0430ch going into \u0430 g\u0430me not w\u0430nting to win,&#8221; M\u0430yo s\u0430id, \u0440er Reiss. &#8220;Th\u0430t&#8217;s not going to ch\u0430nge tod\u0430y. &#8230; My mess\u0430ge to the guys w\u0430s we w\u0430nt to finish off the se\u0430son strong. 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