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Pretty much everything’s gone right for New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye this season.
The second-year pro is an MVP contender, his Patriots clinched a playoff berth in Week 16 and the team is in good position to win their first AFC East crown in six years.
Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills, meanwhile, lost four of seven games during the middle of the season and may finish as the division’s runner-up and things have been even worse for Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs.
Kelce has posted mediocre numbers and the three-time defending AFC champions have not only been eliminated from playoff contention, but two-time MVP signal-caller Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 15.
Allen and Kelce did pass Maye atop the 2026 Pro Bowl Games fan voting leaderboard, however, as the final tallies were revealed on Monday.
Maye dominated the voting up until the final hours, leading all players in the race for the top spot until the polls closed at midnight on Dec. 15.
The North Carolina product finished in third place with 259,978 votes, while Allen was in second at 263,127 and Kelce garnered 420,383 tallies.
The Chiefs tight end’s finish wasn’t a shock, as he was the top vote-getter last season and is engaged to music superstar Taylor Swift.
The AFC and NFC rosters will be revealed at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
