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By Shaun McAvoy
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The New England Patriots are on an absolute tear, winning three straight games, with quarterback Drake Maye performing better than ever.
Maye has been on a whole new level this season. The 23-year-old quarterback had led the Patriots to a 4-2 record this season, passing for 1,522 yards, the fifth-most in the league with an absurd 73.2 completion percentage. Maye added three touchdown passes in Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints, reaching a total of 10 on the season with only two interceptions.
Maye's performance has drawn the attention of many, including former NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion Boomer Esiason, who praised Maye while appearing on WEEI's "The Greg Hill Show" Monday.
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“Really impressive, almost 70 percent passing,” Esiason said on WEEI Monday. “Again, no turnovers, that’s the key. He’s throwing the ball down the field. I mean, a couple of these throws down the field are really spectacular. You are getting these big plays. He's running the football.
“I can’t say enough about the way the kid is playing. He’s absolutely living up to everything they could have expected him to live up to. For most people, when you watch a young quarterback play, you want to see clean games. You want to see your young quarterback in control. This is a team on the rise and a lot has to do with Drake Maye’s ascendancy to one of the better quarterbacks in the league.”
Maye went 18-for-26 for 261 yards and three touchdowns against the Saints, but could have been even better had a couple of big plays not been negated by penalties. The young quarterback's sophomore season has been great, with more and more people acknowledging his abilities, including Esiason. Maye and the Patriots will go on the road in Week 7 for a revenge match for head coach Mike Vrabel against the Tennessee Titans.
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