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Asked & Answered, Week 9: Can Drake Maye lead the Patriots … eventually?

Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 9 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 10 and beyond.

ASKED: Can Drake Maye lead the Patriots … eventually?

Look, say what you will about Tom Brady’s tenure in New England — six Super Bowl rings, all-time GOAT, yadda yadda — the man could never scramble like this:

DRAKE MAYE MAGICCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!!

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— New England Patriots (@Patriots) November 3, 2024

That’s Drake Maye giving himself enough time to make and eat an entire sandwich in the backfield while his receivers scramble to get separation from the Tennessee secondary.