Drake Maye Joins Tom Brady in Patriots History in Week 7 Win

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Drake Maye #10 of the New England Patriots celebrates after defeating the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

It was nearly troublesome, over the course of the Patriots convincing 31-13 win over the Titans in Tennessee in Week 7, to recall precisely when quarterback Drake Maye threw a go that was not accomplished. You’d be forgiven for not arising with a solution–at one level, Maye accomplished 16 straight passes and completed with 21 completions on 23 makes an attempt.

He had 222 yards passing, and two touchdowns. Maye additionally ran for 62 yards. He seemed each bit the star quarterback he’s been increasingly more exhibiting himself to be as this season has progressed.

However 21-for-23 is a outstanding pair of numbers. In truth, it seems, it’s a 91.3% completion fee, which is a staff document for gamers who’ve thrown greater than 20 passes in a sport. Sure, that’s one thing even Tom Brady didn’t do, and Maye tied a Brady staff document, as well.

Patriots See Drake Maye Tie Tom Brady

The passing accuracy mark is spectacular, however the Patriots’ staff account additionally added this via Twitter/X:

“@Patriots QB Drake Maye has tied Tom Brady (2007) for probably the most video games in staff historical past of no less than 200 passing yards, a 135 passer score and a pair of passing touchdowns in a season with 4.”

After all, that was the undefeated common season for the Patriots, during which the staff had Randy Moss and Wes Welker. Maye has Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte. He additionally has 10 extra video games to surpass Brady.

Maye thinks he has extra within the tank.

“I left some on the market that I ended up working that I may have thrown. I believe I tucked it a few occasions after I shouldn’t have,” he said. “I believe I have to get to the again facet of the development extra. I believe I’m making an attempt watch out with the soccer and making an attempt to problem it down the sphere and never simply be a Checkdown Charlie. So, simply making an attempt to throw it to the fellows which might be open they usually’re making performs.”

Drake Maye: ‘Guys Making Performs for Me’

It helped, too, that his receivers made some eye-opening catches. One got here on the primary landing to tight finish Austin Hooper, during which he needed to attain over star cornerback L’Karius Snead and basically make the catch over his head. He additionally hit Boutte for a 39-yard landing late within the first half that was a superbly positioned ball, however nonetheless required Boutte to make an outstretched fingertip catch on the again finish of the ball.

Pop Douglas additionally saved the day on a fourth-down-and-one play from the Titans’ 9-yard line, reaching nicely behind him on a foul throw from Maye to grab the ball and safe a four-yard first-down completion that arrange a landing.

“These guys are making performs for me,” Maye mentioned. “These guys up entrance are blocking their butts off, the passing sport, they’re making performs for me. We’re simply making an attempt to remain forward of the chains, and attempt to throw to the primary man open.”

Patriots Profit From Accuracy

That’s been a key for Maye, too, one thing Mike Vrabel and OC Josh McDaniels has been preaching: Simply throw to the open man, don’t concentrate on anybody weapon. Maye hit seven receivers on Sunday.

“I believe there’s an athleticism to him that’s actually, actually cool,” Vrabel mentioned. “I believe he’s actually correct from all completely different spots, whether or not it’s within the pocket or off-platform. He has achieved a very nice job spreading the soccer round. There’s an accuracy to him that has been actually good for him.”

Sean Deveney is a veteran sports activities reporter overlaying the NBA, NFL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has written for Heavy since 2019 and has greater than twenty years of expertise overlaying the NBA, together with 17 years because the lead NBA reporter for the Sporting Information. Deveney is the writer of seven nonfiction books, together with “Enjoyable Metropolis,” “Earlier than Wrigley turned Wrigley,” and “Going through Michael Jordan.” More about Sean Deveney