"The New England Patriots are having a barn-burning season. New Head Coach Mike Vrabel has fashioned a playoff team, and it could be much more. Yet, atop the pyramid of on-field performers has been second-year quarterback Drake Maye, who's taking the top off the NFL. One stat site has noted he's done something no other quarterback in NFL history has ever done before in a single-season run of 11 straight games."
"Maye's emergence is no surprise. In 2024, with an awful supporting offensive cast, he played brilliantly. His 66 percent completion percentage, along with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, was totally underrated. He had taken no first-team snaps until the fourth game of the regular season. That mismanagement restricted his progress, but the precocious rookie excelled nonetheless. Now, in his sophomore season ( no so-called sophomore slump has shown its face), Maye is tearing the cover off the NFL."
The New England Patriots have surged under new head coach Mike Vrabel, becoming a clear playoff team. Second-year quarterback Drake Maye has been the driving force, producing historic results across a sustained 11-game span. Maye overcame a delayed rookie start and a thin 2024 supporting cast to post a 66% completion rate, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a rookie. In 2025 he has compiled more than 2,500 passing yards, 250 rushing yards, 20 touchdown passes and a 70% completion rate over 11 starts, placing him among MVP contenders and positioning the Patriots as Lombardi Trophy hopefuls.
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