Overview
- Maye went 19-of-21 for 256 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-10 rout of the Jets, directing touchdowns on the Patriots’ first six drives before exiting late in the third quarter.
- He became the first NFL player to complete at least 90% of his passes with 250-plus yards and five TDs in a game and threw those scores to five different receivers, a Patriots first.
- The second-year quarterback surpassed 4,000 passing yards and reached 30 TDs this season, joining Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe as the only Patriots to top 4,000 yards in a year.
- New England improved to 13-3 and finished 8-0 on the road; the AFC East crown was secured when Buffalo lost later in the day.
- Coach Mike Vrabel publicly backed Maye’s MVP case, and DraftKings shortened Maye’s odds from +300 to +180 as the Patriots prepare for Miami with a path to the AFC’s No. 1 seed if Denver loses to the Chargers.