{"id":107829,"date":"2025-10-15T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=107829"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:16:55","slug":"foxboro-faith-donnie-wahlberg-says-drake-maye-and-patriots-revived-defense-have-rekindled-his-super-bowl-hopes-this-team-feels-different-you-can-just-sense-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=107829","title":{"rendered":"FOXBORO FAITH: Donnie Wahlberg Says Drake Maye And Patriots\u2019 Revived Defense Have Rekindled His Super Bowl Hopes \u2014 \u201cThis Team Feels Different, You Can Just Sense It\u201d..!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article>\n<header>\n<h2>Donnie WahlbergDrake Maye and Pats D &#8230;Have Me Dreaming Of Super Bowl!!!<\/h2>\n<p>Published <time datetime=\"2025-10-15T00:30:07-07:00\">October 15, 2025 12:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-01acae8374974cfe3450ac59750c6b0b\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2c\/16by9\/2025\/10\/14\/2c04d851cebb48b5b5e9793171d9b810_md.jpg\" alt=\"Donnie Wahlberg Says Drake Maye, Patriots Defense Give Him Super Bowl Hopes\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>TMZSports.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fa9a33948332b3331ced7054d5599495\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Drake Maye<\/strong>&#8216;s got Donnie Wahlberg reconsidering his February plans &#8230; &#8217;cause he tells <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> the New England quarterback has him legitimately wondering if the Patriots could actually make the Super Bowl this season.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5f703e34aa394a5ca237e4697b0527ad\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">We caught up with Mark&#8217;s older bro out in NYC on Tuesday &#8212; and the Pats superfan told us with the way Maye and New England&#8217;s defense have stepped it up recently, he&#8217;s wondering if his favorite team could make a championship run this year.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-449a8c384ef454b9898f5ed57c03b650\">Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-44c870e7b1a886c8cd2100e1591bb46d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know that it was possible a few weeks ago,&#8221; Wahlberg said of a potential Pats title, &#8220;but it could be!&#8221;<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f4f82317557a25dbce397acff6de3158\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Wahlberg pointed to Maye, <strong>Christian Gonzalez<\/strong> and <strong>Marcus Jones<\/strong> as some of the guys who give him the Lombardi hope. 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