Patriots' Drake Maye Better MVP Than Matthew Stafford

Line them up, and the numbers quietly favor Maye. He’s more explosive snap to snap, averaging 8.9 yards per attempt to Stafford’s 8.1, and owns the higher passer rating at 112.9. Dig deeper, and it gets even clearer. Maye’s EPA per pass play sits at 0.27, right in line with historical MVPs and ahead of Stafford, showing this isn’t empty volume. It’s consistent, winning football.

Then there’s the cheat code. Mobility. Maye has 409 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, forcing defenses to play 11-on-11 every snap. Stafford has been sharp, no doubt, but he’s not warping coverages with his legs. In today’s NFL, that matters. A lot.

And the history lesson keeps stacking up. Maye became just the third quarterback in Patriots history to throw for 4,000 yards, joining Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe. He also threw four first-half touchdowns, something New England hadn’t seen since Brady lit up the Chicago Bears back in 2014. Only difference? Maye added a fifth, just for fun.

And here’s the mic-drop stat. Maye is the only quarterback in the league to complete over 90 percent of his passes while throwing for at least 250 yards and five touchdowns in a game. Only one. In the entire league. Patrick Mahomes might want to heal up quick, because there’s another GOAT trajectory forming in Foxborough.

Yes, plenty of people deserve credit for the Patriots’ rise. Coaches, defense, complementary football. All of it matters. But nobody, anywhere, is more responsible for their team’s on-field success than Maye has been for New England’s surge.

So keep the M-V-P chants loud. He’s earned them. He deserves the hardware. And maybe, just maybe, the people handing out the votes are finally listening.