Why didn’t Patrick Mahomes win MVP? Aaron Rodgers’ otherworldly season outclassed Chiefs QB

The reigning Tremendous Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes, hasn’t gained the regular-season NFL MVP award both of the final two seasons.

He is most likely OK with that, and would definitely take care of it if he may hoist a second-straight Lombardi Trophy whereas being the MVP of the season’s remaining recreation once more. Nevertheless it’s at the least a bit ironic that Mahomes has confirmed he might certainly be the league’s most dear participant whereas by no means profitable the award that capitalizes the primary letter of these three phrases.

After all, Mahomes has misplaced out to 2 magnificent seasons, first Lamar Jackson in 2019 after which Aaron Rodgers in 2020, ending a distant third in voting (Payments QB Josh Allen was second). From a statistical standpoint, each had higher particular person seasons than Mahomes. At that time, all of it comes right down to how of us need to outline “precious,” which is a dialog for one more day.

Within the meantime, this is a have a look at why Mahomes might have missed out on MVP for a second consecutive season after claiming the glory in 2018.

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Why did not Patrick Mahomes win MVP?

To place it merely: Aaron Rodgers had a greater common season than Patrick Mahomes.

The MVP is a regular-season award, taking into consideration nothing that occurs within the postseason. And Rodgers completed the season on fireplace whereas Mahomes did not even play Week 17, pushing the Packers’ nice forward of Mahomes within the voting.

Rodgers completed the 2020 season with 48 landing passes in comparison with Mahomes’ 38 whereas throwing one fewer interception. Rodgers additionally accomplished a larger proportion of his passes, 70.7 % to 66.3 %, whereas averaging an extra tenth of a yard per cross try.

In each the old-school quarterback score and the new-school QBR, Rodgers was superior to Mahomes and in reality led the league in these classes. For 16 common season video games, Rodgers performed higher than Mahomes, and as a rule as of late, the MVP award is gained by the best-playing quarterback.

When is NFL MVP voted on?

Voting for the MVP award takes place after the ultimate common season recreation and earlier than the primary playoff recreation. This season, the common season concluded on Sunday, Jan. 3, and the playoffs began on Saturday, Jan. 9.

That signifies that all votes forged for Rodgers, Mahomes or in any other case had been submitted the week of Jan. 4. If recency bias mattered in any respect, Rodgers had simply thrown for 346 yards and three TDs whereas Mahomes did not play Week 17. Each of their groups earned their convention’s lone first-round bye for the playoffs.

The award is not introduced the night time earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, but it surely’s been determined for nearly a month by that time who the NFL MVP is — the world simply would not know till Feb. 6.

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Patrick Mahomes vs. Aaron Rodgers vs. Josh Allen stats

Derrick Henry’s 2,000-yard rushing season doubtless deserved some consideration, too. However sorry to Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, as a result of a type of statlines shouldn’t be just like the others.

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Historical past of NFL MVP award by yr

The Related Press NFL Most Precious Participant Award is the one cited at any time when discussing NFL MVPs. The AP considers the primary yr it awarded the present honor to be 1961, so beneath is an inventory relationship to 1961 of the winners of the AP NFL MVP.