A decade ago, Drake Maye was just a seventh-grader with a simple hope. If the Carolina Panthers made the Super Bowl, his dad promised they’d go.

First-year Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, second-year quarterback Drake Maye, and a defense that keeps getting better and better completed one of the most improbable journeys to a Super Bowl berth Sunday afternoon with a 10-7 victory over the host Denver Broncos.

SEATTLE — Tom Brady and Drake Maye both quarterbacked the Patriots to the Super Bowl as second-year pros, so, of course, a new dynasty led by a Hall of Famer must be upon us. If only projecting careers were as simple as drawing that parallel.

The Patriots had many players and two new coaches who contributed to the success of their 14-3 season and were recognized for it on Thursday.

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Tom Brady showed love to one of his former teammates after he reached the Super Bowl on Sunday. During Fox's broadcast of the NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, Brady gave a shoutout to Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots for beating the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship.

The New England Patriots They might need another big game to match what Denver's top-ranked defense does on the other end. Stay tuned to this page on Patriots Wire for score updates and highlights from the game.

Neither team could get much going on offense, but it was Maye and Mike Vrabel's squad who did enough to send New England to Super Bowl LX.