Patriots’ Drake Maye Misses Out On 2025 NFL MVP By One Vote
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye will have to wait for his first NFL MVP.
Maye ultimately finished second in the voting, with Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford taking home the prestigious award for the first time at the NFL Honors on Thursday.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence, and San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey were the other finalists, though they didn’t play much of a role in the final result.
2025 NFL MVP (VOTING)
Matthew Stafford: 366 points, 24 first-place votes
Drake Maye: 361 points, 23 first-place vote
Josh Allen: 91 points, 2 first-place votes
Christian McCaffrey: 71 points, 0 first-place votes
Trevor Lawrence: 49 points, 0 first-place votes
It’s the closest race in more than two decades, with the last one to come down to the wire being when Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair shared the award in 2003.
Maye will do what he can to make up for the loss during Super Bowl LX on Sunday.