"Across four postseason games, including the Super Bowl, the Patriots' line allowed 21 sacks, or 5.3 per game. If that was their average during the regular season, it would have made Drake Maye the most sacked QB in football by a long shot. However, that wasn't the case in the regular season. The line wasn't elite, allowing 47 sacks on the season, which comes out to 2.8 sacks per game."
"The Patriots' offensive line situation isn't all that far removed from the Chiefs' unit back in 2020. The Patrick Mahomes-led squad scored 29.6 PPG and allowed just 1.5 sacks per game during the regular season. Mahomes was sacked three times in the Super Bowl, however, and was pressured 30 times. Drake Maye, for context, was pressured 25 times against Seattle. The game resulted in a full-scale rebuild of the offensive line after the Super Bowl."
The New England Patriots rebuilt their offensive line entering 2025, installing four new starters: two rookie left-side players and two veteran free agents. The line improved from the prior year but remained imperfect. During the regular season the unit allowed 47 sacks (2.8 per game). Across four postseason games, including the Super Bowl, the line surrendered 21 sacks (5.3 per game), and Drake Maye was sacked five-plus times in each playoff matchup. The Patriots' situation resembles the 2020 Chiefs, who rebuilt their entire line after postseason struggles. Will Campbell and Mike Onwenu are expected to remain at left tackle and guard.
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