If he wasn’t already being taken seriously as an NFL MVP candidate heading into Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye certainly is now.

Following another electric performance on Sunday during the Patriots’ fifth straight win, Maye leads the league in passer rating and completion percentage and is ranked inside the top five in adjusted QBR (fourth), passing yards (fifth) and a host of other categories.

ESPN national NFL analyst Ben Solak wrote on Tuesday that Maye is the NFL MVP for the first half of the season.

“It is critical to understand just how much Maye is carrying here. Detractors highlight a soft schedule of opposing defenses. But in obvious pass situations, there is no quarterback playing better. On plays with an NFL Next Gen Sta

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