Overview
- Stefon Diggs called Drake Maye’s maturation this season “second to none,” endorsing his emergence as a leading MVP candidate.
- Josh Allen praised Maye for playing like a veteran who sees the field comfortably and said Buffalo must “find a way to win” in Foxborough.
- Maye holds slight 2025 edges over Allen in passing efficiency and volume — 71.5% completions, 3,412 yards, 23 TDs and 6 INTs — and leads in passer rating, QBR, EPA per play, CPOE and PFF grades; sportsbooks list Maye second in MVP odds behind Matthew Stafford.
- Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels credited Maye’s rapid mental growth, noting in-season corrections, and Maye earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week after a 24-of-31, 282-yard, 2-TD game against the Giants.
- Head coach Mike Vrabel praised both quarterbacks’ competitiveness while cautioning against direct comparisons, and sportsbooks have the Patriots as rare home underdogs against the Bills.