As if the week needed another exclamation point, Maye was also named to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season. That puts him on a short list in NFL history, joining Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, and Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to start their careers with consecutive Pro Bowl selections.

Drake Maye is now the third member of the club. The second-year Patriots quarterback reached 4,000 passing yards in a season with his 256 in Sunday’s 42-10 win over the Jets. He became just the third New England quarterback to hit that total in a season, joining Tom Brady, who did it 11 times, and Drew Bledsoe, who got there twice.

The New England Patriots are AFC East champions for the first time since the Tom Brady era. Drake Maye and the Patriots clinched the division thanks to the Buffalo Bills' 13-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Drake Maye's dominant 5-TD performance keeps AFC East champ Patriots in race for No. 1 AFC seed and bolsters QB's MVP shot

The AFC East belongs to the New England Patriots for the first time since the Tom Brady era, and the franchise didn't let NFL fans forget it. For the first time since 2019, the Patriots locked up the AFC East title after the Buffalo Bills had previously reigned with Josh Allen leading the way.

Drake Maye found Efton Chism for 10-yard TD to extend the New England Patriots lead over the New York Jets. Drake Maye was transcendent against the Jets in the first half in Week 17. Drake Maye threw a career best 5 touchdowns in an easy Patriots win against the Jets.

They finally got one when second-year quarterback Drake Maye connected on a 37-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Kyle Williams. Maye has looked like the best deep ball thrower in the league all season long. He caught Williams streaking down the sideline and fit the ball perfectly over the top so that he was the only one who could get it.

Quarterback Drake Maye and cornerback Christian Gonzalez are the lone Pro Bowl representatives for the Patriots this season.