Drake Maye’s Surge Faces Bills’ Top Pass Defense on Sunday Night
The second-year Patriots quarterback brings league-best efficiency into a primetime test against Buffalo in Orchard Park.
Overview
- Maye leads the NFL at 74.0% completion and has opened with top-10 marks in passer rating (109.4), passing yards (988), yards per attempt (8.03) and completions (91).
- He is coming off a 14-of-17, 203-yard outing against Carolina with two passing touchdowns plus a rushing score for a season-high 82.4% completion rate.
- He has seven touchdown passes against two interceptions this season and has thrown at least two touchdowns in three straight games.
- Maye joined Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen as the only players to post multiple games in a season with a 135.0-plus passer rating with at least one passing and one rushing touchdown.
- The Bills enter with the NFL’s No. 1 pass defense at 125.8 passing yards allowed per game and elite pressure metrics, as SportsLine’s Alex Selesnick still lists Maye Over 220.5 passing yards as a Week 5 prop pick.