“MVP! ‘MVP! MVP!”
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye heard that familiar chant rain down both during and after Sunday’s victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — even though the game was played at Raymond James Stadium.
Maye, however, did his best to deflect attention during his postgame interview with CBS’ Tracy Wolfson.
“They may be for (Baker Mayfield). Baker played his butt off. Big fan of Baker’s game, and they’re a good football team,” Maye told CBS’ Tracy Wolfson. “We travel well. That’s the Patriots. That’s us, we’re going to travel every week.”
Mayfield was tremendous, finishing with better numbers across the board. Maye was only one rough throw from matching those numbers, however. And as the old saying goes, to the victor go the spoils — which is something that has been reflected in betting lines.
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Maye is the current favorite (+275) to be named NFL MVP at DraftKings Sportsbook. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (+300), Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (+500) and Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (+650) are the three closest players behind — though we aren’t far away from the sophomore completely running away with it.
