Since 1960 there have been 66 AFL Championships or AFC Championship Games Of every QB to start those games, no QB has had fewer pass attempts than Jarrett Stidham who will start on Sunday: It is the fewest since 2004 Ben Roethlisberger. Inexperienced 😬

Assuming no injuries next week, one of Drake Maye or Jarrett Stidham will start Super Bowl LX This means 33% of Super Bowl starting QBs were drafted by the Patriots: Brady: 10 Tarkenton*: 3 Plunkett: 2 Eason: 1 Bledsoe: 1 Gannon: 1 Garoppolo: 1 Maye/Stidham: 1 Relentless.

The Buffalo Bills just gave a masterclass in union tactics to save their season. When the chips were down, they packed down into a massive maul and rumbled into the end zone, proving that sometimes the best way to advance in the NFL is to play a little rugby.

Patriots Saturday ⭐️9a: NFL AP All-Pro teams revealed 🚶‍♂️🏈Day-before-game walkthru 🕓🛗4p: Deadline roster moves NOTES: DTs Leonard Taylor III/Jeremiah Pharms among top p-squad options for elevations...60th Patriots playoff game (5th/NFL)...35 players in postseason 1st time.

Each NFL team's regular season point differential in the Super Bowl era through the 2025 season. The Seahawks and Texans have reached new high points, while the Raiders and Jets have nearly matched their worst seasons ever.

Just to add another comparison, here are each candidate’s top five targets this year. Drake Maye: - Stefon Diggs - Hunter Henry - Mack Hollins - Kayshon Boutte - DeMario Douglas Matthew Stafford: - Puka Nacua - Davante Adams - Colby Parkinson - Kyren Williams - Tyler Higbee

The final MVP race comparisons... Presented without comment.

MVPs with an easier schedule of pass defenses than Drake Maye: 1999 Kurt Warner: -8.7% Defensive Adjustment for Pass DVOA 2015 Cam Newton: -6.7% 1978 Terry Bradshaw: -6.6% 1990 Joe Montana: -5.3% **2025 Drake Maye: -5.2%** 1994 Steve Young: -4.7% Numbers from @ftnfantasy.com & @aaronschatz.com

In the playoff the Patriots are 3-1 vs the Chargers 1-0 vs the LA Chargers. Beat LA.

Raiders 14, Chiefs 12 is a new record for most points scored in a game without a touchdown.

Well that's Maye done for the day, #2 seed wrapped up MVP favorite Drake Maye has another stellar day, for over 200 EPA on the season, far outpacing the rest of the year, and one of the best 25 seasons on record (1994-2025) Star.

Good morning Patriots fans! After going 4-13 last year, a win gives us the 2 seed, and potentially the 1 Our 4th down aggression has gone from bottom in the league with Mayo to top with Vrabel Campbell/Milton are back So for the 11th week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all, lets go!

It was expected but good news nonetheless: The Patriots activated LT Will Campbell and DT Milton Williams to the 53-man roster. Both are expected to play tomorrow.

The Patriots are sixth in offensive DVOA. ftnfantasy.com/nfl/week-17-...

Correct. Maye leads the league in comp% while having the highest aDOT. On plays with a pass or sack, no rushing, Maye leads the league in EPA per play. On sacks, Maye has the seventh-best EPA/play and loses the fewest yards per play. Any issues with Maye aren't from playing scared.

I asked @realfrankbrank.bsky.social to put together for me a list of this year's top QBs by Win Probability Added. So unlike DVOA or EPA, this is more context and defense dependent. Jordan Love and Dak Prescott are on top! J.Love 566% D.Prescott 545% D.Maye 451% M.Stafford 404%

Week 17 MVP race update! Drake Maye leads the majority of measures both traditional and advanced to evaluate QB play. Advanced stats to come tomorrow, but it finishes as a -3.9 EPA day for Stafford… Maye. V. P.

NFL MVP Race 2025 *before* MNF: Updates as we have them Drake 🚨 Maye 🚨 MVP

NFL MVP Race 2025 *before* MNF: Updates as we have them Drake 🚨 Maye 🚨 MVP

In case anyone was wondering what the MVP leaders looked like in EPA 👀 Stafford has -8.9 EPA so far during MNF Your 2025 MVP should be Drake Maye

‪For the 10th week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all Patriots fans... Back in the playoffs, our QB is an MVP candidate, and our Coach is favorite for CotY!

The Patriots will retain sole control of the most consecutive Conference Championship Game appearances in NFL history Unmatched.

In a division decider game today Drake Maye has been feeling himself in the first half M V P

For the 9th consecutive week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all Patriots fans... No more bye weeks so no mental adjustments required, Maye is still on top!

Bye weeks are statistically the worst week of the season:

Best starts in Patriots history — 13-0 in 2007 (AFC Champs) 12-1 in 2004 (Super Bowl 🏆) 11-2 in 2003 (Super Bowl 🏆) 11-2 in 2010 (Lost Divisional Rd) 11-2 in 2015 (Reached AFCCG) 11-2 in 2016 (Super Bowl 🏆) 11-2 in 2025 (❓❓❓)

For the 8th consecutive week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all Patriots fans. MVP

For the 7th consecutive week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all Patriots fans. LFG

FBS vs FBS Trends through Week 12... 52.5 points/game (fewest since 2009) 23.9 possessions/game (fewest on record) 2.20 points/possession (about the same as 2024)

For the 6th consecutive week a happy "Drake Maye tops the NFL in EPA" to all Patriots fans. We. Have. A. Star.

Top 10 QBs by Total EPA in 2025 through Week 7: Star ⭐

Spillane went from core special teamer, almost exclusively his first couple of seasons with Tennessee and Pittsburgh, to an every-down defender for Las Vegas (1,000+ defensive snaps the past two seasons).

1978 Patriots with the #1 DVOA offense! John Hannah and the best rushing attack in franchise history got it done!

A pats great has joined the Blue Sky, check out Julian Edelman and his Games with Names podcast to relive great moments in both the Patriots, and many other franchises history!

In 2024 Jerod Mayo ranked dead last in @ftnfantasy.bsky.social’s coaching aggressiveness index. The teams in the championship game feature the coaches ranked: 2nd McDermott 7th Sirianni 15th Quinn 29th Reid Entering 2023 Vrabel was on the best:

The NFL record for career tackles by a safety belongs to Super Bowl champion Lawyer Milloy with 1,439. A key member of the teams that ignited the Patriots Dynasty, dating back to the 1996 AFC Champions, and one of my all-time favorite players.

One area for concern for Drake Maye next year, Pressure-to-sack ratio. This is something which is often stable year:year, and as you can see something rookies often struggle with. Hopefully this can improve for Drake with improved OL play, better pocket manipulation, and more quick wins from his WR

The @patriots.bsky.social new Head Coach Mike Vrabel has the highest TD catch rate in the play-by-play era (min: 10 receptions: 1. Mike Vrabel 100% (12 receptions) 2. Mike Bartrum 50% (10 receptions) 3. Joseph Fauria 33% (24 receptions)

Dan Quinn coached with aggression, Todd Bowles did not... Hopefully Vrabel carries this kind of energy into next year...

In the wise words of Jerod Mayo…

In the wise words of Jerod Mayo…

Looks like the @patriots.bsky.social account joined Bluesky and is sharing a link to vote Gonzo to the Pro Bowl! Take a look 👇 bsky.app/profile/patr...

Check out the rushing totals for the 1978 Patriots with averages S.Cunningham 199 (3.9) A.Johnson 147 (4.6) H.Ivory 141 (4.9) S.Grogan (QB) 81 (6.7) D.Calhoun 76 (5.1) Others 27 Absolutely wild! So much running in the 70s.

Gonna sneak some 1978 DVOA fun onto your quiet Xmas Eve feed. The No. 1 offense of 1978 by DVOA is the Patriots, but they were only fourth passing the ball. They were No. 1 running and ran the ball an astonishing 671 times that season! It's the third highest total ever after 77 OAK and 84 CHI.

Slightly less first half EPA than the Rams game, but vs a much better Defense, one of the best halves of Drake Maye’s career!

Drake Maye of the Patriots is having ~by far~ the greatest rushing season from an efficiency perspective of any Patriots QB since at least 1979 Standout ⭐ Data from @aschatz.bsky.social of @ftnfantasy.bsky.social's DVOA:

With 4 games left in the year Drake Maye holds the highest QBR for a Patriot in their rookie season: 2024: D. Maye 58.6 2021: M. Jones 56.9 2016: J. Brissett 40.2 2022: B. Zappe 36.4

Most Rushing Yards for a Patriots QB in a single season: '20 Cam Newton: 592 yards '78 Steve Grogan: 539 yards '76 Steve Grogan: 397 yards '79 Steve Grogan: 368 yards '24 Drake Maye*: 345 yards *4 games remaining Legs.

How does Drake Maye's performance compare to the other rookies in the 2024 class? His performance has been more of a steady incline, with a lower number of dropbacks owing to Jacoby Brissett starting the year, however he also shows the most steady linear improvement.

Things I'm thankful for: 500 followers who I can share fun stats with Drake Maye who leads the NFL in scramble EPA/game: 3.1