Stafford edges Maye for NFL MVP award in narrow victory
In a thrilling contest, Matthew Stafford emerged as the winner of the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award, edging out Drake Maye by just one vote. Stafford received 24 first-place votes to Maye's 23, but ultimately took home the top honor with 366 points.
The Los Angeles Rams quarterback led the league in passing yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46), while throwing eight interceptions throughout the season. Despite a disappointing NFC championship game loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Stafford's impressive stats earned him the coveted award.
Maye, on the other hand, had an incredible regular season with 4,394 yards passing, 31 touchdowns, and only eight interceptions. He led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl, where he will face off against the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday. If Maye wins the championship game, he could potentially claim the NFL MVP award.
Myles Garrett took home the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award unanimously, setting a record for sacks with 23 in the season. The Cleveland Browns defensive end received all 50 first-place votes and was also named a unanimous All-Pro selection.
Christian McCaffrey won the Comeback Player of the Year award after playing in just four games due to injury, returning to play every game for the 49ers and having an impressive second half of the season. He finished third in MVP voting behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Matthew Stafford.
The Offensive Rookie of the Year award went to Tetairoa McMillan, who had 41 first-place votes after catching 70 passes for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns. The Panthers wide receiver led all rookies in stats and earned a well-deserved win in his first year as an NFL player.
In a thrilling contest, Matthew Stafford emerged as the winner of the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award, edging out Drake Maye by just one vote. Stafford received 24 first-place votes to Maye's 23, but ultimately took home the top honor with 366 points.
The Los Angeles Rams quarterback led the league in passing yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46), while throwing eight interceptions throughout the season. Despite a disappointing NFC championship game loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Stafford's impressive stats earned him the coveted award.
Maye, on the other hand, had an incredible regular season with 4,394 yards passing, 31 touchdowns, and only eight interceptions. He led the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl, where he will face off against the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday. If Maye wins the championship game, he could potentially claim the NFL MVP award.
Myles Garrett took home the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award unanimously, setting a record for sacks with 23 in the season. The Cleveland Browns defensive end received all 50 first-place votes and was also named a unanimous All-Pro selection.
Christian McCaffrey won the Comeback Player of the Year award after playing in just four games due to injury, returning to play every game for the 49ers and having an impressive second half of the season. He finished third in MVP voting behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Matthew Stafford.
The Offensive Rookie of the Year award went to Tetairoa McMillan, who had 41 first-place votes after catching 70 passes for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns. The Panthers wide receiver led all rookies in stats and earned a well-deserved win in his first year as an NFL player.
Come on, guys! Stafford gets MVP by one vote? That's not even close 
. Maye had an insane regular season and led his team to the Super Bowl. If he wins that game, he should be the one with the award 
. And what about all those interceptions? 8 in a whole season? That's like a rookie mistake 
. Stafford might've had more yards and touchdowns, but Maye was still putting up some crazy numbers 
. I'm gonna keep an eye on that Super Bowl game though... who knows? 
he gave it his all and still came out on top. i feel like stafford had some crazy games tho 
, but you can't deny the numbers. still super proud of maye for making it to the super bowl though 
, that's no easy feat! maye will definitely be a favorite for next year's mvp award 
he led the league in passing yards & touchdown passes and still managed to throw 8 interceptions which is crazy considering how dominant he played. anywaise congrats 2 Stafford & his Rams squad! 
! I was rooting for Drake Maye, but 366 points is no joke 
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. Still, gotta give props to Maye for leading the Patriots all the way to the Super Bowl 
. And congrats to Myles Garrett on taking home the Defensive Player of the Year award 
– 23 sacks is insane!
. It's easy to get caught up in the spotlight when you're on top, but Stafford showed us that even with some setbacks (like those 8 interceptions 
He totally deserved it after an incredible season with those mind-blowing stats. 4,707 yards passing? 46 touchdowns? That's insane! 
And yeah, Drake Maye put up some amazing numbers too, but just one vote shy of taking it all? Bummer for him. 
Still, what a thrilling competition between these two QBs. Myles Garrett was the real MVP (pun intended) with that record-breaking sack fest 
and Christian McCaffrey's comeback story is truly inspiring. Tetairoa McMillan as ROY? Unbelievable talent right from the get-go! 
. Still, Maye's got a shot at that MVP award if he can take down Seattle this Sunday 
️. I'm not saying Maye couldn't do it, but Stafford's stats are pretty hard to ignore 
and he still managed to throw some decent ints too which shows he's a real pro. But at the same time, Maye was leading his team to the Super Bowl, so that's gotta count for something 