With 1,458 yards and 10 touchdowns through seven games, the rookie quarterback is drawing praise from NFL executives, but New England's $118 million in cap space comes with mounting pressure to build around their young star.

If it’s another quarterback-driven rivalry, the other top quarterbacks in Drake Maye’s draft class either play in the NFC (Chicago’s Caleb Williams, Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy) and/or aren’t on the Patriots’ schedule until 2026 (Denver’s Bo Nix). So, might that lead the Patriots … back to the Colts?

Jerod Mayo said the Patriots want to see more from these five young players before the end of the regular season

Christensen, Maye's QB coach, used to be at the center of the Patriots-Colts rivalry in the days of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.

As Sunday’s game unfolds between the Indianapolis Colts and Patriots, here are three things on the offensive side of the football to watch.

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Early this season, the New England Patriots lost star safety Jabrill Peppers to concerning ... there is reason for optimism that the secondary is about to get a major boost. During the 2024 NFL season, Peppers has played in four games.

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The New England Patriots finally have some hope after looking like a lifeless mess earlier in the season. Yes, the Patriots are coming off of a miserable loss to the Miami Dolphins, but there is no question that they have been considerably more interesting than they were in earlier weeks thanks to the insertion of Drake Maye under center in mid-October.

New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers returned to practice for the first time since October on Tuesday. He also had a short media scrum with reporters in the locker room. As expected, Peppers was advised by his attorneys not to talk about the events that led to him being placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List.

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