Stringing wins together has not been the New England Patriots’ forte over the last few seasons, but the 2025 version of the team has managed to do just that. Sunday’s 25-19 victory over the Saints in New Orleans was their third in a row, a feat not seen around these parts of the country since 2022.

As with every game, there is plenty to be learned. Here are our 10 takeaways from this week’s contest.

Drake Maye is showing flashes of Tom Brady

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there, buddy!

Granted, comparing anybody to the greatest quarterback of all time, especially a second-year quarterback making his 18th career start, is at best blasphemous and at worst delusional. However, there is no denying that Maye might have done his best Tom Brady impression to date on Sunday.

The Brady-like stat

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