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5 min read“Three interceptions in a row to close the game. Interception. Interception. Interception.” That is how Ben Maller opened his postmortem of the 2026 NFL season opener, a 13-10 Seattle Seahawks win over the New England Patriots that was far uglier than the final score suggests. The game was a rematch of Super Bowl LX, and it was, in Maller’s words, “not very good football.” But the real story was not the Seahawks’ comeback—it was the spectacular collapse of Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who threw three interceptions in the fourth quarter alone, handing Seattle a win it did not earn. Maller’s analysis of that collapse, and the broader implications for the Patriots, the Raiders, and the league’s relationship with gambling, forms the spine of this episode.
The Drake Maye Disaster: A Quarterback’s Self-Destruction
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What you'll learn
- 1 (04:05) **NFL Season Opener Recap: Patriots vs. Seahawks** - Ben Maller and co-host break down the Wednesday night lid-lifter, a rematch of Super Bowl 60 that ended in a 13-10 Seahawks win.
- 2 (06:25) **Drake Maye's Meltdown: "An Ivy Drip of Suck"** - Ben delivers a blistering monologue on the Patriots quarterback's three-interception fourth quarter, which gifted the win to Seattle.
- 3 (11:31) **Romeo Doubs' Disastrous Patriots Debut** - Ben and co-host eviscerate the wide receiver's first performance with his new team, calling it a parody song of "Great Balls of Fire" titled "Great Balls of Suck."
- 4 (15:43) **Seahawks QB Situation: Darnold to Lock is a Sideways Shuffle** - Ben discusses Sam Darnold's injury and Drew Lock's performance, pushing back against the "heroic" narrative from the NFL media.
- 5 (25:02) **Raiders Coach Clint Kubiak's "Forked Tongue" on Brock Bowers** - Ben highlights a major integrity issue where the Raiders coach said he expected all players to be ready for Sunday, just one day after Brock Bowers underwent a meniscus trim in Dallas.
- 6 (31:00) **Antonio Brown's Legal Case: Victim Withdraws Participation** - Ben discusses the attempted murder charges against Antonio Brown, noting the alleged victim has decided not to participate in the prosecution.
- 7 (36:21) **Decoding Mike Tomlin's Comments on His NFL Future** - Ben analyzes Tomlin's statement that coaching is "certainly not a 32-team league for me" and that he's learned to "never say never."
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Show Notes
Big Ben talks about Drake Maye's terrible performance for the Patriots in their season opening loss to the Seahawks, Raiders coach Klint Kubiak lying about the injury to TE Brock Bowers, Benny vs. The Penny TNF Edition, and much more!
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