The NFL Honors has now officially wrapped up, and the MVP award ultimately went to Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams. However, many believe that because Stafford’s team was eliminated and did not make it to the Super Bowl, the award should have gone to New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, as he and his team will be playing the team that eliminated Stafford during the NFC championship game, the Seattle Seahawks.
This has sparked a massive debate among fans, as at 14-3, Maye’s Patriots have a better record than Stafford’s Rams, which have 12-5 and are already eliminated. However, a win-loss record usually does not determine who becomes the NFL MVP, though a winning record is often a big boost in winning the award. The question now is, which of these quarterbacks had the better stats?
Matthew Stafford vs. Drake Maye 2025-2026 Stats Comparison
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford leads the league in passing yards this season with 4,707, with the biggest target of his often being Puka Nacua. He has 597 passing attempts with 388 completions, with a completion percentage of 65%, resulting in 46 touchdown passes during the regular season. He has a 109.2 QB rating by the end of the regular season.
As for the playoffs, he has had 66 completions on 119 attempts, with a completion rate of 55.5% and having 936 passing yards with six touchdowns. He also has a QB rating of 94.4. However, this was not enough to push him to the Super Bowl.
Drake Maye
There is no question has had a breakout year for the New England Patriots, and it can be seen by the fact that the team is back in the Super Bowl for the first time since the Tom Brady era. He is fourth in the league in passing yards this season – 4,394 passing yards on 354 completions with 492 attempts, and he has a completion rate of 72%. This has led to 31 touchdown passes and a QB rating of 113.5.
He has not faltered in the playoffs either, as he passed for 533 passing yards and scoring four touchdown passes on 77 attempts and 43 completions, with a 55.8 completion rate and a QB rating of 84.0.
Conclusion
What made Matthew Stafford the MVP is clear, and that is the fact that he has had better stats overall than Drake Maye. While Maye has had the better team, as a player, Stafford has had better stats, and that may have been enough to tip it in the Rams QB’s favor.
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