If you are debating an in-season play on any of the awards in this column, feel free to reach out to me via Twitter @RyanReynoldsNFL or via email [email protected]. My offseason study is the foundation for my awards process, and that can be found here.
If you’re considering any sort of Week 17 awards wager, I would highly recommend reading our Adam Levitan’s article on team motivation first.
MVP
Aaron Rodgers (-275 MGM): Rodgers currently leads the league in touchdown passes, QBR, and rating while his Packers are an NFC-leading 12-3 heading into the final week of the season. That is the same type of profile for many former league MVPs. On top of that, previous favorite Patrick Mahomes underwhelmed last week as his Chiefs slipped by the Falcons at home as Rodgers lit up the Titans in a blowout victory on Sunday Night Football. Barring some kind of meltdown in Week 17 against a highly motivated Bears team, Rodgers is going to win the MVP.
Patrick Mahomes (+310 FanDuel): The Chiefs have no motivation heading into Week 17, as Kansas City has already clinched the top seed in the conference. So, Mahomes is likely to be an idle MVP candidate that is behind new favorite Aaron Rodgers in every truly relevant category with the exception of record. Assuming Mahomes doesn’t play in the season finale against the Chargers, Rodgers outright bombing against the Bears while the Packers fall out of the No. 1 seed is the most realistic (although quite thin) way that Mahomes can overtake Rodgers if the Chiefs sit their starters. If Kansas City decides to play everyone, there is at least a path for Mahomes to tear it up in a potential shootout while Rodgers stumbles against a tough Bears defense. With that said, we should expect that Rodgers will take down the MVP award.
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