New England Patriots
“It’s an awesome throw by Drake, completely on time, below stress. That was the most effective throws of the season.”
Drake Maye has had no scarcity of jaw-dropping performs this season amid a breakout 12 months that would finish with each an MVP and Tremendous Bowl title.
Given Maye’s spectacular physique of labor, it got here as little shock that Patriots legend Tom Brady included two performs from New England’s present franchise QB on his list of the best throws of the 2025 NFL season.
This primary play that Brady put a highlight on was Maye’s 72-yard TD throw to Kyle Williams throughout New England’s Week 10 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Past the ball placement to Williams on a good crossing route, Brady applauded Maye’s capability to ship the dart with out having the posh of stepping up into the throw.
“Drake steps up within the pocket, however as a result of he will get stress off the correct facet of the display, he’s not likely allowed to step into this throw, as a result of he would run his physique into the defensive finish,” Brady defined. “As a substitute, [he] throws it barely off steadiness and sticks his entrance foot, principally, to the left of his goal, adjusts his arm angle as he’s throwing, will get hit as he’s throwing, and once more, with sufficient tempo and velocity that the defensive again from the Bucs tries to undercut it.
“The worst factor a DB can do is attempt to undercut a cross and miss it, as a result of as soon as the receiver catches it, he’s already acquired the defender stacked, after which it’s a transparent path for Williams to the home. It’s an awesome throw by Drake, completely on time, below stress. That was the most effective throws of the season.”
Maye had a number of highlight-reel performs in New England’s Week 5 street victory over the Payments on Sunday Night time Soccer — together with getting a cross off to Stefon Diggs for a primary down while stiff-arming a Buffalo pass rusher in crunch time.
However Brady singled out Maye’s throw to Diggs whereas on the run within the third quarter as one that actually stood out in a recreation that first sparked hope that New England was due for a powerful turnaround season.
“Again to Drake Maye. He’s on right here just a few instances,” Brady famous. “Towards the Payments, 2nd and 9, rolls proper — factors the protection downfield to Stefon Diggs. After which on the run, Stefon Diggs makes an awesome catch on the sideline. What he did was — that is what you name a second route. You run your preliminary route. When you see the quarterback scrambling, you modify the route. He principally has an out reduce.
“When he breaks on the out reduce, he realizes, ‘Oh, the ball’s not within the air.’ He whirly birds round Tre’Davious White, runs for inexperienced grass, after which Drake and Stefon are on the identical web page, figuring out the place that inexperienced grass is. Drake throws it to inexperienced grass. Stefon runs there, after which Stefon makes an awesome catch on the sideline — drags his ft, toe- faucets them, and makes an enormous acquire towards the Payments.”
There are a number of different deserving candidates in the case of Maye’s high performs to date this season — together with his deep heave down the sphere to Kyle Williams (Dec. 21 vs. Baltimore) and Kayshon Boutte’s one-handed snag towards the Texans final Sunday within the AFC divisional spherical.
However Diggs was candid on Wednesday when requested about his favourite throw from Maye this season.
“The subsequent one,” the veteran wideout declared.
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