The New England Patriots (10-2) are riding a nine-game winning streak after Week 12’s 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. They now hold the AFC’s top seed through 12 weeks for the first time since 2017 — when Tom Brady was at QB.
In Week 13, they take their perfect 6-0 road record to MetLife Stadium for a Monday Night Football matchup with the New York Giants (2-10), looking to push their win streak to 10.
New England QB Drake Maye is one of the favorites to win NFL MVP in just his second season, leading the league in passing yards, passer rating, and completion percentage through 12 weeks.
Below are the top Maye picks for this MNF matchup vs. the Giants, plus Maye's passing stats. There are ample PrizePicks NFL player projections to choose from for this MNF game. Let's dive in.
Drake Maye Stats, Picks vs. Giants for Monday Night Football
Here are two Drake Maye picks for PrizePicks tonight, plus Maye stats vs. Giants to help you make your picks.
Patriots QB Drake Maye vs. Giants Projection: 245.5 Pass Yards
- Maye has 3,130 passing yards through 12 games (260.8 YPG) with a 71% completion rate and 8.8 YPA.
- He has cleared 245.5 passing yards in 9-of-12 starts (75%).
- The Giants are allowing 227.8 passing yards per game and have given up 279+ passing yards in three of their last seven contests.
- New York’s pass rush is bottom-tier with just a 38% pass-rush win rate and around 19th in overall pressure rate, with just 2.2 sacks per game.
- The sophomore QB has been elite against pressure, with a 66.4% completion rate.
- That is largely due to his excellent offensive line, which has given him an average of 2.77 seconds to throw, the ninth-longest in the league.
- The G-Men play man coverage at the third-highest rate (32.6%). Maye’s 65.7% completion rate and 121.7 passer rating against man coverage have him ranked among the best in the league.
Patriots QB Drake Maye vs. Giants Projection: 29.5 Pass Attempts
- Maye is averaging 29.6 pass attempts per game and has exceeded 29 attempts in 7-of-12 games this season, including 34+ attempts in back-to-back games coming into Monday Night Football.
- The Giants rank 25th, allowing 35.3 opponent pass attempts per game, and surrendered 42 pass attempts to Detroit in Week 12.
- The Patriots haven’t played on Monday Night Football since December 2022. Maye, meanwhile, has started two primetime games in his young career. In those games, he has a 2-0 record with 554 passing yards on 64 pass attempts and 2 TDs.
- Even as the Patriots are favored in this game, it may not impact Maye's pass attempts; the Patriots rank fifth in pass-rate over expectation this season (2.6%).
- New England enters Week 13 with a +3.00 game script (fifth-highest). However, even with a positive game script, the Patriots run 32.8 pass plays per game and have the fourth-highest play-action rate of 34.4%, showcasing their willingness to throw the ball downfield even with a lead.
- New England is sixth in time of possession percentage (52.7%).
More Drake Maye Projections vs. Giants for Monday Night Football
Here are some additional Drake Maye projections vs. the Giants for Monday Night Football, courtesy of PrizePicks, where you can pick More or Less on Drake Maye stats to win real money if you're right on Monday Night Football
- 20.5 Rush Yards
- 0.5 Rush+Rec TDs (Demon)
- 1.5 Pass TDs (Goblin)
- 20.5 Pass Comp
- 270.5 Pass+Rush Yds
- 1.5 INT
- 20 Fantasy Score
- 4.5 Rush Atts
- 38.5 Longest Completion
- 11.5 Longest Rush
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