As hard as Sunday’s loss hit, splitting the blame pie for the Patriots afterward was easy. Everybody got a slice. The offense, for tripping on penalties and a turnover to ruin four trips inside the red zone.

While Drake Maye suffered losses during his time at UNC, there were many more victories to count. It’s been different during his time with the New England Patriots, who fell to 3-10 after Sunday’s 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

With one more what-if of a loss, the Patriots thudded to 3-10 after falling to the bold-to-the-point-of-envy Colts.