Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson have been named finalists for the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Allen threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns to six catches for 531 yards and 12 scores to lead the Bills to their fifth straight AFC East division title, while reigning MVP Jackson produced a career-high 4,172 passing yards and just 41 passing yards and 915 rushing yards. yards and four touchdowns.
The Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks have long been touted as the two front-runners for the award, and Jackson is looking to win the MVP for the third time in his career.
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Highlights of the action from the Baltimore Ravens vs. Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs
Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards, eighth most in NFL history, in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, leaving him just 101 shy of Eric Dickerson's single-season record. Goff finished with 4,629 yards and 37 touchdowns to nine interceptions to help the Detroit Lions to the No. 1 seed in the NFC, while Burrow led the NFL with 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns for the Cincinnati Bengals, who didn't make the playoffs.
Jackson, Burrow and Barkley are also among the finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, along with Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase – who led the NFL with 127 catches for 1,708 yards and 17 touchdowns – and Ravens running back Derrick Henry after his 1,921 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns.
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had his best game of the 2024 NFL season, rushing for over 2,000 yards with a game remaining
Trey Hendrickson is in the running for Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NFL with 17.5 sacks, competing with reigning winner Myles Garrett, Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, Pittsburgh Steelers tight end TJ Watt and Eagles standout linebacker Zack Baun.
Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn is in the running for Coach of the Year, while quarterback Jayden Daniels is the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year as both prepare to take on the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game this season.
Daniels has taken the league by storm since arriving with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, leading Washington to their first 12-win season since 1991 while setting rookie records in completion percentage and quarterback yards while finishing with 3,568 passing yards for 25 touchdowns and just nine picks.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen's best plays of the season, making him the 2024 MVP favorite.
The Los Angeles Rams are represented by Jared Verse and Braden Fiske among the finalists for Defensive Rookie of the Year who starred in the post-Aaron Donald era under Sean McVay, while Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Burrow are finalists for Comeback Player of the Year.
Darnold became one of the stories of the season when he revived his career in Minnesota, leading the Vikings to the playoffs after beating the No. 1 Lions once.
Full list of finalists:
MVP
- Josh Allen – QB, Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – RB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Jared Goff – QB, Detroit Lions
- Lamar Jackson – QB, Baltimore Ravens
Coach of the year
- Dan Campbell – Detroit Lions
- Kevin O'Connell – Minnesota Vikings
- Sean Payton – Denver Broncos
- Dan Quinn – Washington Commanders
- Andy Reid – Kansas City Chiefs
Assistant Coach of the Year
- Joe Brady – OC, Buffalo Bills
- Vic Fangio – DC, Philadelphia Eagles
- Brian Flores – DC, Minnesota Vikings
- Aaron Glenn – DC, Detroit Lions
- Ben Johnson – OC, Detroit Lions
Comeback Player of the Year
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Sam Darnold – QB, Minnesota Vikings
- JK Dobbins – RB, Los Angeles Chargers
- Christian Gonzalez – CB, New England Patriots
- Damar Hamlin – S, Buffalo Bills
Defensive Player of the Year
- Zack Baun – LB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Myles Garrett – DE, Cleveland Browns
- Trey Hendrickson – DE, Cincinnati Bengals
- Patrick Surtain II – CB, Denver Broncos
- TJ Watt – OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive player of the year
- Saquon Barkley – RB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Ja'Marr Chase – WR, Cincinnati Bengals
- Derrick Henry – RB, Baltimore Ravens
- Lamar Jackson – QB, Baltimore Ravens
Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Cooper DeJean – CB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Braden Fiske – DE, Los Angeles Rams
- Quinyon Mitchell – CB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Chop Robinson – OLB, Miami Dolphins
- Jared Verse – OLB, Los Angeles Rams
Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Brock Bowers – TE, Las Vegas Raiders
- Jayden Daniels – QB, Washington Commanders
- Malik Nabers – WR, New York Giants
- Bo Nix – QB, Denver Broncos
- Brian Thomas Jr. – WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
what's next
The NFL Conference Championships are Sunday, January 26 – live Sky Sports NFL – with the Philadelphia Eagles first hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game at 8:00 p.m., then the Chiefs taking over at 11:30 p.m.
Super Bowl LIX takes place on Sunday, February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, live on Sky Sports NFL.