EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Your eyes weren’t lying, watching Patriots quarterback Drake Maye light up the Jets in a 42-3 win Sunday afternoon. Maye was perfect.
— Your eyes weren’t lying while watching Patriots quarterback Drake Maye light up the Jets in a 42-10 win Sunday afternoon.
Maye was perfect.
Sure, the stats might say that Maye was a mere 19-of-21, throwing two incompletions. But the first incompletion was dropped by rookie wide receiver Kyle Williams, and the other came when Maye was under pressure and offloaded the ball to DeMario Douglas.
Otherwise, Maye threw for 256 yards and five scores and led the Patriots on touchdown-scoring drives in all six of his possessions.
So, what went so right?
“Coach’s play calling. Getting guys open, guys running the right routes, at the top of the route with the right feel for zone. I felt like I was throwing it pretty good,” Maye said, humbly. “And from there, the guys up front keep on blocking their butts off and give me time to make plays and extend plays and find guys down the field.”
RBSDM.com had him for a perfect 100.0 expected QBR. His completion percentage over expected was a career-high 29.3%, eclipsing his Week 7 performance against the Titans when he completed 24.4 passes over expected. Maye’s 1.24 EPA/play was also a career-high.
Sure, it came against the Jets, who are 3-13 and playing out the string before they inevitably spend another high pick on a quarterback.
