A lot of players in New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s current position would be enjoying all of the MVP buzz that’s come with Maye’s 2025 season. The second-year pro has helped reinvigorate the Patriots franchise (with a 9-2 record to show for it), and his numbers are excellent. But when prompted on Wednesday to discuss his No. 1 NFL rank in passing yards and completion percentage, as well as his No. 2 passer rating and No. 4 rank in passing TDs, Maye displayed humility and logic with his response, and he kept all of the reporters in the room on their toes in doing so.

“Probably the reason I am (ranked highly in those categories) is we haven’t had a bye yet,” Maye said plainly, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels .

Touché.

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