"It's certainly a nice sentiment to give the MVP award to a veteran who will be 38 next season. It's a great trait of human nature to hold such sentiments. Yet, in today's professional sports, where stats both solid and contrived rule the roost, you have to take a close look to determine who's really worthy of a lofty award like the MVP. It's the league's signature award, bar none."
""The numbers solidly back Maye for MVP. He led the league in QBR by a healthy margin, with his 77.1 well outpacing the next-best finisher -- the Packers' Jordan Love at 72.8 -- and fourth-place Stafford at 71.1. The volume translation of QBR -- points above average -- tells a similar story, with Maye clearly alone at No. 1 and Stafford in third. Those numbers also neutralize the biggest k"
Drake Maye emerged as the 2025 NFL MVP based on superior advanced metrics and contextual team value. Eight of 11 ESPN staff members selected Maye as MVP. Maye led the league in QBR with a 77.1 rating, ahead of Jordan Love (72.8) and Matthew Stafford (71.1). The QBR volume translation into points above average placed Maye clearly at No. 1 while Stafford ranked third. Stafford finished with 46 regular-season touchdown passes and eight interceptions, whereas Maye had 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Maye's advanced statistics and relative impact on the Patriots made him the more valuable player.
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