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Drake Maye opened his NFL career with a performance he's already putting squarely on himself. The Patriots rookie threw three interceptions in a ten to thirteen season-opening loss to Seattle, telling reporters he lost patience and that kind of play is simply unacceptable. Hard self-awareness from a young quarterback, but the damage is done.
Speaking of Seattle, the Seahawks kicked off a new era in style. New owner Vinod Khosla watched his club grind out that win over New England with backup Drew Lock under center and no Sam Darnold in sight. The defending champions didn't need their stars to handle business, and Khosla's reaction in the building was, by all accounts, pure joy from a man watching his investment pay off immediately.
And across the Pacific, the NFL is writing history this week with its first game ever in the Asia-Pacific region, touching down in Melbourne, Australia. Attendance is expected to push close to one hundred five thousand, nearly matching the all-time regular-season record set back in two thousand nine. The league's global footprint just got significantly bigger.
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