Overview
- Matthew Stafford finished with league highs of 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns against eight interceptions and reemerged as the odds-on favorite at DraftKings after Week 18.
- Drake Maye led New England to 14-3 and the AFC East title with 4,394 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, eight interceptions, a 72% completion rate, the NFL’s top QBR, and 450 rushing yards with four scores.
- In the finale, Stafford threw four touchdowns in a 37-20 win over Arizona, while Maye was efficient with one passing touchdown and 41 rushing yards in a 38-10 victory over Miami.
- Endorsements split the narrative as Tom Brady and Sean McVay publicly backed Stafford, while Mike Vrabel and JJ Watt argued Maye’s value case for New England.
- Odds swung across the last two weeks, schedule context looms large (Patriots had the easiest slate per ESPN metrics versus a tougher Rams path), and the winner will be announced Feb. 5 at NFL Honors in San Francisco.