Drake Maye had himself a night against the Bills in Week 5, leading the Patriots to the biggest win of his career as they went into Buffalo and handed their rivals their first loss of the season in a 23-20 thriller that came down to the final seconds.
While one throw by Maye on that final drive will forever be on his highlight reel, a pass he made earlier in the third quarter rightfully had fans in awe because it was a thing of absolute beauty.
Maye rolled out to his right and threw a dime to Stefon Diggs who was able to make a sweet catch along the sideline that gave New England a first down at the 4-yard line. The Patriots would go on to score a touchdown on the very next play.
This angle of that pass from the NBC broadcast is just too good:
THIS ANGLE OF DRAKE MAYE'S THROW 😍
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 6, 2025
What a DIME to Diggs. pic.twitter.com/tuKXVIG0Jf
Maye laid that ball out there perfectly for Diggs, who also did a great job of getting to the football and making one of his many big catches of the game.
Fans raved about that throw:
Ngl this is one of the best throws net net I've ever seen, and not counting "harder" or "luckier" throws, I'm talking the --- make every QB in history try this throw and maybe 5 nail this 10% of the time. https://t.co/lnQAHIkg84
— Context Capper (@ContextCapper) October 6, 2025
young quarterbacks, turn your heads. you are not supposed to do this https://t.co/Ri55MOY4wv
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) October 6, 2025
Comp here is Aaron Rodgers. https://t.co/H3YBUTNQWt
— Patriots 7th Ring 🇺🇸 (@Patriots7thRing) October 6, 2025
This is beautiful https://t.co/uZsNAqUonj
— Drucritt.eth (@Drucritt) October 6, 2025
Literally cannot throw it better. Zero place this ball can be besides right where he threw it. https://t.co/ZihsD9qWzn
— Ryan 🦍💯 (@ItsKryptick) October 6, 2025
Why is this video 100 hours long? https://t.co/wlXUqCRDxJ
— Matt Schooley (@SchooleySports) October 6, 2025
I don’t mind exaggerating, this is one of the best throws in Pats history. go Drake go! https://t.co/JqO9zaHqdv
— Craig (@RondoBongos) October 6, 2025
If you need me I’ll be watching this play on repeat all week https://t.co/XSNm0Xz7Y8
— Todd (@toddmort22) October 6, 2025
Unbelievable throw and catch https://t.co/EZExhqx7MY
— Tang (@THETANG72) October 6, 2025
Can’t stop watching this bro. Unreal throw. https://t.co/fRJbvPRsax
— Kent 🦍 (@LxrdKxnt) October 6, 2025
Next up for Maye and the Patriots is a trip to New Orleans this Sunday where they'll face the 1-4 Saints. With throws like that one against Buffalo, the second-year QB could quickly become must-see TV.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Drake Maye Had NFL Fans in Absolute Awe With One Beautiful Throw vs. Bills.
