Every week this NFL season, we will break down the highs and lows—and everything in between—from the most recent slate of pro football. This week, Drake Maye and Bo Nix pulled off big upsets to knock off the league’s last two undefeated teams, Baker Mayfield outdueled Sam Darnold, Geno Smith’s bad season got worse, the Jets kept making the same mistakes, and more. Welcome to Winners and Losers. Drake Maye is a star. We’d already seen the signs of Maye’s breakout in New England’s first four games, but Sunday night was a national showcase for the talented 23-year-old QB and he delivered in a 23-20 win over the previously undefeated Bills. Maye’s numbers were perfectly fine—he averaged 9.1 yards per attempt and 0.06 EPA per dropback against Buffalo—but don’t capture how well he played down the stretch. Taking what looked like a dirty hit from Buffalo’s Terrel Bernard, who was flagged for unnecessary roughness, seemed to shock Maye’s game to life shortly before halftime. In the second half, after that hit, Maye averaged over 10 yards per dropback with an 86-percent completion percentage. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or a show of Maye’s competitive toughness, but it was an impeccable response on the road against the division favorite in the most watched game of the week.
Published: October 6, 2025 6:12 am
Source: The Ringer — Read original