Depending on how one looks at the results, it’s more than possible that Josh Allen prevented Drake Maye from claiming the NFL MVP title. Allen’s two first-place votes would have been enough for Maye to vault Stafford in what would have likely been a highly debated victory.

The MVP candidate received needed perspective from Josh McDaniels.

Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discuss the 2026 fantasy football outlook of Patriots QB Drake Maye, and whether he should be QB1 overall.

FOXBORO — It’s important to admit when you’re wrong. Prior to Week 5, we wrote in the Boston Herald that it would be unfair to compare Drake Maye in Year 2 to Josh Allen in Year 8. Whoops. Maye has made the comparison closer than most people possibly ...

The 2025 NFL MVP award was the closest since 2003, and Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen might have kept Drake Maye from taking home the trophy.