"Fast forward to this Sunday night, and Maye has his first real opportunity to show how much things have changed for himself as an individual and the Patriots as a franchise when New England visits the undefeated Buffalo Bills. "It's always a little extra juice playing primetime," Maye said. "Everybody is watching, playing a division opponent. What Coach [Mike] Vrabel says is that's where we want to go, where we want to be at is where the Bills have been the past couple years: contenders,"
"Four games in, Maye finds himself in the top-10 of a bunch of passing stats. He's leading the league in completion percentage (74.2 percent), sixth in passing yards (988), tied for eighth in passing touchdowns (7), and fifth in quarterback rating (109.4). "You're starting to see him come out of his shell," former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison said during recent appearance on NBC's Football Night in America."
Drake Maye made a brief prime-time debut last September during mop-up duty after Jacoby Brissett absorbed five sacks in a blowout that prefaced a 4-13 season. Maye now receives a meaningful prime-time start Sunday against the undefeated Buffalo Bills, a standard Mike Vrabel wants the team to reach. The Patriots are 2-2 and have been competitive in every game, losing close contests to Las Vegas and Pittsburgh and beating Miami and Carolina. After four games Maye ranks among league leaders in completion percentage (74.2%), passing yards (988), touchdowns (7) and passer rating (109.4). Former safety Rodney Harrison credits Maye's growing leadership, confidence and on-field presence.
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