New England’s second-year quarterback helped New England stay atop the AFC East. Plus, Carolina and Minnesota pulled off huge upsets.

USA TODAY's Chris Bumbaca talks about Patriots QB Drake Maye's Week 9 performance against the Falcons and MVP case, despite the win.

It's a rapid ascent for Maye, the No. 3 overall pick at the 2024 NFL Draft. The last time the home crowd saw him, he had managed to help the Patriots claw back to .500 on the season at 2-2 in what was a blowout win over Carolina. At the time, the expectation was for the team to simply stabilize and remain in wild card contention.

A ton of teams were on the bye in Week 8 of the NFL season, but that didn’t stop a major shakeup in the odds to win the NFL MVP compared to last Monday. While K

Drake Maye has a long way to go to match Tom Brady's success in New England. But the second-year quarterback has already passed the GOAT in the Patriots record book.

Myles Garrett made history for the Cleveland Browns in Week 8, but it was all overshadowed by Patriots' Drake Maye and his three touchdowns.

FOXBOROUGH - At roughly the midway point of the season, Drake Maye is the MVP of the Patriots. He could very well be the MVP of the league when all is said and done. Maye’s meteoric rise is one of the top storylines in the NFL right now. Everyone is talking about him and the Patriots.

"Drake Maye’s playing quarterback just about as good as anybody, with the least amount of help around him when it comes to just talent." The post Why Dan Orlovsky believes Drake Maye is NFL MVP frontrunner appeared first on Boston.

Patriots fans shower quarterback Drake Maye with love as he dominates Browns' struggling pass defense in Week 8

The award tends to go to the best player on the best team, and at this hour Maye’s team is ahead of the Bills and Chiefs.

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich compared Patriots quarterback Drake Maye to the reigning MVP winner, Josh Allen.