Overview
- Betting markets flipped after Week 17, with BetMGM moving Maye to -500 for MVP and Matthew Stafford to +325.
- Maye went 19-of-21 for 256 yards and five touchdowns with a 157.0 rating in a 42-10 win over the Jets that clinched the AFC East and capped an 8-0 road slate.
- For the season, Maye has 4,203 passing yards, 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions, leads the NFL in completion percentage and passer rating, and joined Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe as the only Patriots to top 4,000 yards.
- Head coach Mike Vrabel praised Maye’s leadership and awarded him a handmade game ball commemorating the team’s perfect road record.
- Debate persists as ESPN panelists lean toward Maye while critics cite the Jets’ quality, Stafford’s touchdown lead and FTN Data’s first-read caveat, leaving Week 18 and the postseason as the remaining checkpoints.