The Drake Maye era has arrived in Foxborough.

Maye will make his first NFL start when the Patriots host the Texans on Sunday. He’ll become the sixth quarterback the Patriots have started since Tom Brady left in 2020. He’s the third rookie quarterback to make his first start over that stretch.

As Maye prepares for his first of likely many starts of his career Sunday, let’s take a trip down memory lane to see how other Patriots quarterbacks performed in their first NFL start. If your expectations for Maye on Sunday were high, they might be recalibrated after seeing how other notable Patriots quarterbacks played in their first professional start.

Bailey Zappe (2022)

Zappe made his NFL debut in the Patriots’ overtime loss to the Packers in Week 4 of the 2022 season, replacing Brian Hoyer after he got concussed in the first quarter of that game. After throwing for just 99 yards against the Packers, Zappe had an efficient day …