Patriots’ Drake Maye has made football history only done 8 times since 1950 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Drake Maye is in rare company.
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He has led the New England Patriots to 10 wins in a row. Only eight QBs dating back to 1950 have put together a winning streak of 10 or more games within the first two seasons of their career, according to ESPN.
The Patriots have a chance to extend the streak in Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills in a massive game.
If the Pats win, they clinch the AFC East title.
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Maye and the Patriots got to rest up with a Week 14 bye, so they’ll be amped up and ready to go for this one.
“They’ve won the division for five years [in a row],” Maye told reporters this week. “So, we have something we need to go take, and know it’s going to be hard to do, but we’re up for it.”
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At times this season, Maye has drawn comparisons to the guy who will be on the other side in this one, Bills QB Josh Allen.
“He’s playing like a veteran quarterback. He’s seeing things extremely well. He plays at a great pace. It looks like things have slowed down for him. Which again, we hate to see that, right?” Allen said jokingly to reporters this week. “But I’m happy for how well he’s playing because he’s a great human being on top of being a football player.”
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Allen will hope that on Sunday, he can outplay Maye. The Bills not only need a win to stay in the AFC East title race, but also to maintain a firm control of a wild card spot.
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Another loss by Buffalo starts to make things feel just a bit trickier.
For the Patriots, though, this season feels like it has arrived ahead of schedule, and Maye and the Pats just want to keep the good times rolling.
