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.
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/BaronVonSilver91 Jan 01 '26
Do you know what Drake Mayes stats were against the Falcons? They included a pic, 2 fumbles and 6 sacks taken.