The New England Patriots entered their Week 5 Sunday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo as significant underdogs. Not only were the Patriots on the road, but they were also going up against the undefeated Bills and the reigning NFL MVP, Josh Allen.
None of that fazed Drake Maye, however, who led New England to a shocking 23-20 upset in his first career primetime game.
The 23-year-old quarterback delivered one of the best performances of his young career thus far, completing 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards and a 101.1 passer rating. He also added 12 yards on three rushing attempts.
The big key for Maye was not making any major mistakes. He didn’t turn the ball over and played a clean game, hitting 73.3% of his passes and keeping the chains moving.
Meanwhile, Allen turned the ball