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We’ve seen enough: Drake Maye has asserted himself as one of the future faces of the NFL following the New England Patriots’ upset 23-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.
The second-year quarterback was as good as any member of the Patriots or any Patriots could’ve hoped for against the Bills, completing 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards to go with 12 rushing yards and a 101.1 passer rating. While Maye didn’t have any touchdowns, he didn’t have any turnovers.
And, most importantly, Maye outplayed Josh Allen. Of course, Allen still had a good game as he threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns. But his interception in the red zone proved to be key as Maye wasn’t the one who made the young quarterback mistakes.
With the game on the line, Maye made two of the most impressive plays of his young career. On the first play of the game-winning drive, he avoided a sack by successfully stiff-arming a Bills rusher before tossing the out to an open Stefon Diggs to get a first down.
Stiff-armed the pass rusher and completed the pass to Stefon Diggs. Drake Maye is balling.
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Maye’s next throw essentially won the Patriots the game. He connected with Kayshon Boutte in a tight window along the sideline for a 19-yard gain to get the Patriots in field goal range.
Another Drake Maye dot in the final minutes!
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But those plays came after a night of a few spectacular throws by Maye. Arguably, his best throw of the night came in the third quarter when he found Diggs streaking toward the sideline. He placed a practically perfect ball to the star wide receiver, who was able to stay in bounds for a 32-yard reception that set the Patriots up for a touchdown to take a 13-10 lead.
Drake drops a dime to Diggs!
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On the Patriots’ next drive, Maye and Diggs played the sideline game again. This time, though, Diggs perfectly tapped his toes in bounds as he fell out of play to make a 10-yard grab on a third-and-7.
ooo that’s a beauty on the sideline by Diggs
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Those few plays between Maye and Diggs were the highlights of the star receiver’s return to Buffalo. It also showed that Maye knows how to get the ball to his most talented receiver, completing 10 of his 12 targets to Diggs for 146 yards. Obviously,...
