Pats Pulpit on Drake Maye

Maye's 269 yards, 3 TDs in Week 4 show improvement with McDaniels' motion and play-action adjustments.

Drake Maye posted his most productive and technically sound performance of the 2026 season in Week 4 against Buffalo, passing for 269 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception after struggling to find rhythm in the pocket through the first three weeks. The source attributes his improvement partly to Josh McDaniels' increased pre-snap motion (75.3% of snaps, up 21.3% from Weeks 1-3) and elevated play-action rate (35.7%, up 15%), which helped Maye better diagnose Buffalo's defensive looks and operate more comfortably in the pocket. Maye led an eight-play, 73-yard game-winning scoring drive late in the fourth quarter.

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