Patriots' Drake Maye makes MVP statement with Tom Brady-like game vs Jets

New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye made his lawsuit for the NFL MVP grant connected Sunday arsenic helium threw 5 touchdown passes successful the team’s demolition of the New York Jets.

Four of Maye’s 5 touchdown passes came successful the archetypal half.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

He recovered choky extremity Austin Hooper connected a 2-yard touchdown walk to commencement the game. Then, helium lit it up successful the 2nd quarter. He connected with Rhamondre Stevenson, Stefon Diggs and Hunter Henry for touchdown grabs arsenic the Patriots took a 35-3 pb into the locker country astatine the half.

Before helium was taken retired of the game, Maye recovered Efton Chism III for a 10-yard touchdown grab.

Maye finished the crippled with a cleanable passer standing (157.0). He was 19-of-21 with 256 passing yards and was lone sacked once. Joshua Dobbs subbed successful for Maye earlier the crippled was over.

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New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) is tally retired of bounds by New York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (44) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)

Patriots won the game, 42-10.

Maye became the archetypal Patriots backmost to propulsion 5 touchdown passes since Tom Brady did it successful 2017. Brady did it successful a triumph against the Houston Texans connected Sept. 24, 2017. Brady had 378 passing yards successful that game.

Unlike Brady, Maye isn’t putting up 300-plus yards done the aerial regularly. He lone had 1 this play contempt being a contender for the MVP. He did it for the archetypal clip past week against the Baltimore Ravens. He was 31-of-44 for 380 yards and 2 touchdowns successful the 28-24 win.

The Patriots moved to 13-3 connected the play with the convincing triumph implicit the Jets. It’s the archetypal clip they’ve reached astatine slightest 13 wins successful a azygous play since the 2016 season. Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl triumph that year.

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New England volition wrapper up the play astatine location against the Miami Dolphins adjacent week.

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