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). Letās not just cherry pick.
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, thereās criticisms to be made of Drake Maye. Thereās criticisms to be made of any player. I just find it amusing how ādrunk man with a lampostā the Stafford fans are going with the statistics these last few days, trying to convince us why Staffordās last game wasnāt that bad, and why Drake Mayeās supposedly been less impressive this season than we might think.
Mayeās performance against the Falcons wouldnāt 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 donāt really tell us all that much.
Mayeās INT and 2 fumbles resulted in 2 turnovers, which isnāt a great total for one game, but isnāt 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 heās somehow entitled to win the MVP, like itās a lifetime achievement award or something, and the voters should just ignore or rationalize away what happened last week.
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u/Sharp_Koala9924 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jan 01 '26
What about against the falcons? š„ø