With four games left, Maye leads the shortlist of contenders for the award.
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It took second-year Patriots quarterback Drake Maye less than 30 career NFL games to emerge as a serious contender for the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
After Monday’s performance against the Giants, Maye has overtaken Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford as the odds-on favorite to win the MVP, according to multiple sports-books including DraftKings and FanDuel.
Maye entered last week with the second best odds behind Stafford, but a 24-for-31 passing, 282 yard performance with two touchdowns and no turnovers helped him leapfrog the Los Angeles quarterback.
The top-5, according to DraftKings now stands as follows:
Drake Maye (-135)
Matthew Stafford (+125)
Dak Prescott (+1,400)
Jordan Love (+1,700)
Josh Allen (+3,000).
The Patriots, now on a bye-week after throttling the Giants on Monday Night Football, are the only team in the league with 13 games played as of this posting.
So Maye has a slight statistical bump compared to other quarterbacks who have played 12 games or fewer. Nevertheless, he is leading the league in passing yards (3,412) and quarterback rating (111.9). He is second in completion percentage (71.5) and yards per completion (8.8). The Patriots are riding a league-best 10-game winning streak and have a chance to clinch the AFC East with a win against Buffalo when they return to action on Dec. 14.
Maye and the Patriots have four games left on the schedule before the playoffs begin next month. Here’s a brief overview the stats for him and the rest of the top-five, along with remaining opponents.
Drake Maye: Team record (11-2), 3,412 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, six interceptions, 71.5 completion percentage, 119.1 QB rating.
Remaining opponents: Buffalo (13th in points allowed, No. 1 in passing yards allowed per game), at Baltimore (21st in points allowed, 26th in passing yards allowed per game), at New York Jets (27th in points allowed, 10th in passing yards allowed per game), Miami (19th in points allowed, 15th in passing yards allowed per game).
Matthew Stafford: Team record (9-3), 3,073 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, four interceptions, 66.3 completion percentage, 111.7 QB rating.
Remaining opponents: at Arizona (24th in points allowed, 21st in passing yards allowed per game), Detroit (16th in points allowed, 17th in passing yards allowed per game), at Seattle (3rd in points allowed, 11th in passing yards allowed per game), at Atlanta (17th in points allowed, 8th in passing yards allowed per game), Arizona (24th in points allowed, 21st in passing yards allowed per game)
Dak Prescott: Team record (6-5-1), 3,261 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 69.3 completion percentage, 102.4 QB rating.
Remaining opponents: at Detroit (16th in points allowed, 17th in passing yards allowed per game), Minnesota (18th in points allowed, 5th in passing yards allowed per game) LA Chargers (11th in points allowed, 2nd in passing yards allowed per game) at Washington (28th in points allowed, 31st in passing yards allowed per game) at NY Giants (30th in points allowed, 24th in passing yards allowed per gmae)
Jordan Love: Team record (8-3-1), 2,794 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 67.0 completion percentage, 104.3 QB rating.
Remaining opponents: Chicago (25th in points allowed, 22nd in passing yards allowed per game), at Denver (4th in points allowed, 9th in passing yards allowed per game), at Chicago (25th in points allowed, 22nd in passing yards allowed per game), Baltimore (21st in points allowed, 26th in passing yards allowed per game), at Minnesota (18th in points allowed, 5th in passing yards allowed per game)
Josh Allen: Team record (8-4) 2,832 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 69.4 completion percentage, 99.8 QB rating.
Remaining opponents: Cincinnati (32nd in points allowed, 32nd in passing yards allowed per game) at New England (5th in points allowed, 13th in passing yards allowed per game) at Cleveland (14th in points allowed, 3rd in passing yards allowed per game) Philadelphia (9th in points allowed, 19th in passing yards allowed per game) NY Jets (27th in points allowed, 10th in passing yards allowed per game).
Khari A. ThompsonSports Reporter
Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.
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