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Maye has career-high 5 TDs passes in Patriots’ 42-10 rout of Jets. Now they wait on AFC East title
Drake Maye threw a career-high five touchdown passes as the New England Patriots dominated the New York Jets 42-10.
Former Bills quarterback and current “Thursday Night Football” analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick said that he’s buying stock in the Patriots as a contender following the victory, largely because of Drake Maye. In fact, Fitzpatrick was willing to go as far as comparing Maye to Tom Brady.
On top of those games, Cleveland's upset of the Steelers on Sunday has now set up winner-take-all divisional matchups in Week 18 between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. There's been plenty of movement in the playoff picture in the NFL due to the results of Week 17,
The Patriots may not need to go on the road in the playoffs, but they can feel confident in their ability to win away from home if they have to play outside of Gillette Stadium.