FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took off on 28-yard run late in the third quarter of a 32-13 victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns on Sunday, fans began chanting "MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Then, when Maye connected with receiver Kayshon Boutte on a beautiful deep ball for a 39-yard touchdown on the next play, those chants grew that much louder.

"I was joking with him last week about MVP, too. He doesn't like to hear it. I think it's the truth," Boutte said of Maye, whose stellar play has helped the Patriots (6-2) win five straight games as one of the NFL's surprise teams. "We all see it. If you look around the league at the other guys, they're doing great stuff, too, but I think Drake is doing everything they're doing. There's nothing he's not d

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