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Drake Maye Had Such A Selfless Answer To Receiving Mvp Chants In Tampa

Bonisiwe Shabane
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drake maye had such a selfless answer to receiving mvp chants in tampa

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye continues to take the league by storm in his second NFL season. New England won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday afternoon with a 28–23 victory over the Buccaneers, and it did so—in part—thanks to a 270-yard, two-touchdown performance from their second-year quarterback. The victory brings the Patriots to 8–2 on the year and, even while playing on the road in Tampa, Maye was serenaded with MVP chants from the crowd. After the game, CBS’s Tracy Wolfson asked the 23-year-old if he heard the noise from fans—which prompted quite the humble response from the rising star. “They may have been for Baker [Mayfield],” Maye said with a humble smile. “Baker played his butt off.

I’m a big fan of Baker’s game and they have a good football team. But you know, we travel well. That’s the Patriots. That’s us. We’re gonna travel every week.” "We're not worried about Buffalo — we're worried about Thursday night."- Drake Maye after @tracywolfson told him the Bills lost pic.twitter.com/6QUmgzTEpp

The chants were loud at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night as Drake Maye helped lead the New England Patriots to the team's ninth win of the season. And with that, the Patriots hold the best record in the NFL, sitting at 9-2. But, no matter how loud the chants are, Maye has continued to stay humble and never shows any signs that they are getting to him. After each and every game, he is critical of things he can do better while hyping up his teammates for their efforts. And that's exactly what he did after the Week 11 primetime win when asked how it feels to get those "MVP" chants. "Yeah, may have been for TreVeyon (Henderson) tonight," Maye said with a smile.

"He scored three touchdowns." But then, he also took a moment to give love to the fans. Drake Maye Delivers a Statement Win in Tampa, MVP Chants Follow Drake Maye didn’t just win a game on Sunday - he made a statement. The rookie quarterback walked into Raymond James Stadium and walked out with a signature performance that’s now got him squarely in the thick of the MVP conversation. And if the chants raining down from the stands were any indication, Patriots fans already think he's arrived.

Maye torched the Buccaneers’ defense for 270 yards and two touchdowns, including a 72-yard strike to Kyle Williams that flipped the game on its head. That play was part of a three-snap sequence that turned a 10-7 Tampa Bay lead into a deficit they never recovered from - and it felt like the kind of moment that quarterbacks hang... You could hear it in the crowd: “MVP! MVP!” The chants echoed through a stadium that, once again, was flooded with traveling Patriots fans. That’s become a recurring issue for the Bucs - failing to keep opposing fanbases from taking over their home turf.

The New England Patriots got another huge win on the road in Week 10 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They’re now sitting on a league-best seven-game winning streak. Afterward, quarterback Drake Maye revealed his thoughts on the “M-V-P” chants he heard at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium. “They may be for [Baker Mayfield]. Baker played his butt off. Big fan of Baker’s game, and they’re a good football team,” Maye said.

#Patriots QB Drake Maye on receiving MVP chants in Tampa Bay: “They may be for Baker. Baker played his butt off. Big fan of Baker’s game, and they’re a good football team.” Updated on November 10, 2025 05:51AM EDT Drake Maye may not have had a perfect game on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but his performance was once again enough to propel the New England Patriots to an 8-2 record...

However, when asked about the MVP chants he heard, he insisted they were not for him. Maye refused to put himself on a pedestal and accept the crowd’s recognition, claiming the chants were intended for the Buccaneers‘ Baker Mayfield. “They may be for Baker. Baker played his b— off. Big fan of Baker’s game, and they’re a good football team,” said the Patriots quarterback, who has racked up 2,555 yards this season. Beyond his humble denial of MVP consideration, Maye’s statistics have been genuinely impressive, closely mirroring Mac Jones’ rookie season with the Patriots.

At his current pace, Maye could surpass Jones’s 2021 marks of 3,801 yards and 22 touchdowns. Tracy Wolfson asked Maye if he was concerned at all about the Patriots’ upcoming Week 15 game against the Bills. The young quarterback quickly dismissed the thought, saying, “We’re not worried about Buffalo, we’re worried about Thursday night [vs Jets].” FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With 11 seconds remaining in the first quarter Sunday, Drake Maye ditched the initial play call and alerted to a second read. The New England Patriots quarterback faked a handoff to running back TreVeyon Henderson then dropped back, unspooling a deep pass down the right sideline as Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Yaya Diaby slammed Maye...

Maye couldn’t see the ball’s destination in real time as he lay on the turf. But he figured that if the ball reached receiver Kyle Williams, Williams would be well-positioned to take it home. And home did the rookie take Maye’s pass, canvassing 72 yards for a touchdown. The Patriots were 1,300 miles from their home stadium, and Maye was struggling through rain and Todd Bowles' blitzes. But Maye had shown enough electricity this season to elicit MVP chants even in the stadium of another quarterback who’d received his own MVP hype earlier this year. The chants weren’t limited to that one moment.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye continues to take the league by storm in his second NFL season. New England won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday afternoon with a 28–23 victory over the Buccaneers, and it did so—in part—thanks to a 270-yard, two-touchdown performance from their second-year quarterback. The victory brings the Patriots to 8–2 on the year and, even while playing on the road in Tampa, Maye was serenaded with MVP chants from the crowd. After the game, CBS’s Tracy Wolfson asked the 23-year-old if he heard the noise from fans—which prompted quite the humble response from the rising star. “They may have been for Baker [Mayfield],” Maye said with a humble smile. “Baker played his butt off.

I’m a big fan of Baker’s game and they have a good football team. But you know, we travel well. That’s the Patriots. That’s us. We’re gonna travel every week.” “We’re not worried about Buffalo — we’re worried about Thursday night.”

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye heard that familiar chant rain down both during and after Sunday’s victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — even though the game was played at Raymond James Stadium. Maye, however, did his best to deflect attention during his postgame interview with CBS’ Tracy Wolfson. “They may be for (Baker Mayfield). Baker played his butt off. Big fan of Baker’s game, and they’re a good football team,” Maye told CBS’ Tracy Wolfson. “We travel well.

That’s the Patriots. That’s us, we’re going to travel every week.” Mayfield was tremendous, finishing with better numbers across the board. Maye was only one rough throw from matching those numbers, however. And as the old saying goes, to the victor go the spoils — which is something that has been reflected in betting lines. Maye is the current favorite (+275) to be named NFL MVP at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (+300), Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (+500) and Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (+650) are the three closest players behind — though we aren’t far away...

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