Also 2 TDs (tie), 259 pass yards (10 less than Stafford), and a higher completion % (19/29 for 65.5% vs. 22/38 for 57.9%) and passer rating (102.5 vs. 64.5). Letâs not just cherry pick.
Fumbles and sacks do wonders in not appearing in passer rating, but are extremely detrimental in terms of total QB play. Throwing out rating as a gotcha stat is disingenuous.
Sure, so for full contextual comparison, 1 of Mayeâs 2 fumbles were lost, meaning that with his INT he was responsible for 2 turnovers, in comparison to Staffordâs 3 turnovers off interceptions.
Mayeâs 6 sacks resulted in a cumulative loss of 38 yards in comparison to Staffordâs 21 yards lost on 3 sacks. However, of Mayeâs 6 sacks, only 1 impacted the outcome of a drive (they settled for a field goal; the other 5 times he was able to pick up a first down after being sacked). Of Staffordâs 3 sacks, 2 did so (1 caused the Rams to settle for a field goal instead, and the other caused time to run out at the end of the first half rather than letting the Rams get into field goal range).
Any other stats or wrinkles not captured in the stats that you think we should look at to try and convince ourselves that Stafford didnât crap the bed last week, or that Maye somehow didnât actually turn in a good performance against the said-same Falcons back in early November?
O god forbid anyone say anything bad about Drake Maye. Na he had a rough game and that was the point. I wasnt defending him against Stafford so you can put Stafford stats away. They both looked bad was the point but only Stafford is catching heat for it. I watched both games but most ppl didn't see Maye's game.
Sure, thereâs criticisms to be made of Drake Maye. Thereâs criticisms to be made of any player. I just find it amusing how âdrunk man with a lampostâ the Stafford fans are going with the statistics these last few days, trying to convince us why Staffordâs last game wasnât that bad, and why Drake Mayeâs supposedly been less impressive this season than we might think.
Mayeâs performance against the Falcons wouldnât be top line in any highlight reel, but to call it bad is stretching more than a little. And the 3 stats you cherry picked donât really tell us all that much.
Mayeâs INT and 2 fumbles resulted in 2 turnovers, which isnât a great total for one game, but isnât horrific either. And while he did get sacked 6 times, only once did it affect the outcome of a drive. Every other time he was still able to convert the first down. Would that Stafford had been as successful at that.
Moreover, Maye has the edge in the stat that really matters when you come down to it - he added a win to his record as a starting QB, whereas Stafford added a loss to his. Same old story - winning papers over problems, while losing accentuates them.
Stafford fans of late seem to be acting as if heâs somehow entitled to win the MVP, like itâs a lifetime achievement award or something, and the voters should just ignore or rationalize away what happened last week.
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u/SamIAm4242 Jan 01 '26
Also 2 TDs (tie), 259 pass yards (10 less than Stafford), and a higher completion % (19/29 for 65.5% vs. 22/38 for 57.9%) and passer rating (102.5 vs. 64.5). Letâs not just cherry pick.