When the New England Patriots drafted Drake Maye, I swore I wouldn’t buy a jersey until he won a playoff game.

I was so hurt by Mac Jones. The criterion couldn’t be “make the playoffs,” because Mac had made the playoffs and been blasted by the Bills 47-17 in 2021. So I decided: until I invested the confusingly high dollar amount in an official, brand-safe Drake Maye jersey for my collection, he had to win a playoff game.

But I couldn’t make it. By the middle of this year, Maye was so clearly that guy. After he beat the Bills in Buffalo on Sunday Night Football, it was inevitable. I broke