Cover 32: Look out NFL, Drake Maye has his swagger back; plus games balls, biggest gaffes from Week 5

Call it the yips, a slump, or just being downright bad, whatever had been plaguing Drake Maye through the early part of the season appears to be a thing of the past. The Patriots quarterback emphatically announced the return of his swagger with a dominant five-touchdown performance in New England's 45-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5.

Maye looked like the MVP runner-up he was a year ago in this contest, completing 26 of 34 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns. He added 25 yards and another score on the ground to his day as well. That helped Maye become the first quarterback in team history to have at least 300 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown in a game. Of course, the most important element of Maye's day was the zero he posted in the turnover column.

Outside of keeping it clean in the turnover margin, Maye's eruption against the Raiders was particularly notable when it comes to his deep ball. Last year, Maye was regarded as the most efficient deep ball passer in the NFL, but that was noticeably absent in his game during the early struggles this season. On Sunday…

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