Drake Maye overtakes Joe Burrow as most sacked QB in single postseason
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) is sacked by Seattle Seahawks Derick Hall (58) during the first quarter of Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif. on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)When Drake Maye lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday night, he ended up setting a record for most sacks taken in a postseason in NFL history.
The New England Patriots quarterback was sacked six times by Seattle, putting him at 21 for the playoffs.
That is a new record, beating Joe Burrow's 19 sacks in his run to a Super Bowl appearance against the Los Angeles Rams.
Drake Maye has now taken 20 sacks this postseason. The most in a single postseason in NFL history.
- Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) February 9, 2026
But, if you look at the situations more closely, you'll see that Burrow far outperformed Maye in the Super Bowl.
As you can see in the post below, Burrow was under pressure more, had less time to throw, and had an offensive line that was far inferior in terms of talent.
Burrow also performed much better than Maye in terms of passer rating and QBR.
Year 2 Joe Burrow in Bengals' Super Bowl LVI loss vs. Year 2 Drake Maye in Patriots' Super Bowl LX loss
- Matt Fitzgerald (@MattFitz_gerald) February 9, 2026
Joe Burrow:
Under pressure dropbacks: 42.9%
Time to throw: 2.39 seconds
Opposing QB: Matthew Stafford
O-line: Two starters who never played another NFL down, *and* Hakeem... pic.twitter.com/rx2ioHEQN5
Both, though, ended up being near the bottom of all QBs to play at least three postseason games since 2000 in terms of EPA.
Worst playoff runs for QBs who started at least three games in a single postseason, since 2000
- Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz) February 9, 2026
(via TruMedia) pic.twitter.com/FHSI9IJEk5
Of course, Maye was the very worst (-29.2) while Burrow was 11th worst (-0.0).
While it's tempting to compare the situations of two second-year QBs making surprising runs to the Super Bowl, the stats and eyeballs suggest that Burrow did a lot more to elevate his team than Maye, even if the latter is the new owner of a dubious record.