New England Patriots
“He higher put it within the quarterback room as a result of I put a whole lot of effort and time into that factor.”
FOXBOROUGH – Drake Maye had an extremely environment friendly efficiency in New England’s 42-10 romp over the Jets on Sunday.
He posted the highest single-game QBR of all time. He had 5 touchdowns to 5 completely different gamers by halftime. He accomplished 19 of his 21 passing makes an attempt and was capable of sit by the third quarter.
The efficiency helped the Patriots seal an ideal 8-0 regular-season street report and earned the second-year quarterback a particular sport ball from coach Mike Vrabel.
“Oh, it was only a fairly particular efficiency,” Vrabel mentioned. “It’s no secret how I really feel about Drake. Once more, that was a particular sport ball. That was one which I had constructed that had a whole lot of tape and paper, and I did arts and crafts on it.”
“That was all our street wins on the ball that I had taped on there. So, he higher deliver it in right here, and he higher put it within the quarterback room as a result of I put a whole lot of effort and time into that factor.
Vrabel defined that tools supervisor Preston “Stick” Rodgers made a sport ball that caught his eye after the Patriots received their first three street video games.
“Stick had accomplished a pleasant sport ball that had these three video games on there, and so then I went again and form of added on all the opposite ones,” Vrabel mentioned. “I printed them off and put them on there. So, I’d mentioned the evening earlier than, whoever was the participant to achieve, they acquired this particular sport ball.”
The Patriots have embraced being “street warriors” this season, and Maye’s manufacturing has been one of many keys to their success. He has accomplished 168 of his 233 passing makes an attempt (72 p.c) on the street this season. Of his 30 touchdowns, 17 have come throughout street video games. His quarterback score is 120.2 on the street, in comparison with 105.8 at dwelling. He additionally has fewer sacks and extra dashing yards on the street than at dwelling.
Vrabel mentioned it was becoming that Maye closed out the regular-season street finale the best way that he did and was capable of seize the particular sport ball.
“There have been a whole lot of different actually good performances and a whole lot of guys that helped us contribute,” Vrabel mentioned. “However actually the day that he had and what he’s accomplished to this point for us. So, we’ll want a whole lot of these efforts from him to proceed. You guys know that, and I anticipate that to occur.”
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