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Drake Maye etched himself into NFL history and did something Tom Brady was unable to do during his legendary career with the New England Patriots. Maye led the Patriots to an AFC Championship on Sunday with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on the road.
Brady played against the Broncos three times on the road in the playoffs and could never get the job done. He lost to Jake Plummer and Peyton Manning in those games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The second-year quarterback became the first quarterback to win a road start in a conference championship game before his 24th birthday since Ben Roethlisberger did it in 2005 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Maye was 10-of-21 with 86 passing yards and five sacks. His game-tying rushing touchdown following a Broncos turnover was a huge difference-maker in the win as well. DRAKE MAYE'S CONTROVERSIAL FOURTH-DOWN PLAY SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA FURY AS PATRIOTS HEAD TO SUPER BOWL LX He joins Brady as the only quarterbacks in Patriots history to lead their team to a Super Bowl within their first two season in the NFL. New England and the San Francisco 49ers are the only franchise to have multiple quarterbacks in their first or second years to make it to the Super Bowl. 'I’m proud of this team, Maye said. 'Don’t have many words. Just thankful for this team. Love each and every one of them. It took everybody.' It’s been an incredible year for the North Carolina standout. He’s among the finalists for the NFL MVP award. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP He had 4,394 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes and only eight interceptions this season. New England won the AFC East title and were the No. 2 seed going into the playoffs. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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