Stafford, Maye, McCaffrey Among NFL MVP Finalists
NEW YORK — Christian McCaffrey is the first player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards in the same year, joining Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford in the running for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player award.
McCaffrey and Maye are also finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. McCaffrey and Lawrence are among the finalists for Comeback Player of the Year.
The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 5. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began. Votes were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr.
Voters selected a top-five for the eight AP NFL awards.
First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second- through fifth-place votes were worth five, three, two and one points.
Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the eight AP NFL awards:
Allen, the reigning MVP, threw for 3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, posting a 102.2 passer rating while leading Buffalo to its seventh straight playoff appearance. He also ran for 14 TDs. The Bills were knocked out of the playoffs by Denver in the divisional round and fired coach Sean McDermott.
Lawrence helped Jacksonville win 13 games and the AFC South title. He had 4,007 yards passing, 29 TDs and 12 picks. The Jaguars were eliminated by the Bills in the wild-card round.
McCaffrey, an All-Purpose All-Pro, ran for 1,202 yards and 10 tds and caught 102 passes for 924 yards and seven TDs. He played a key role in helping the injury-depleted San francisco 49ers win 12 games.
Maye had 4,394 yards passing, 31 TDs and eight picks to lead the New England Patriots to an AFC East title and an appearance in the AFC championship game on Sunday. Maye led the NFL in passer rating (113.5) and completion percentage (72).
Stafford led the NFL wiht 4,707 yards passing and 46 TDs. He threw eight picks and finished second to Maye with a 109.2 passer rating. Stafford was first-team All-Pro for the first time in his 17-year career.
Last year, Lamar Jackson was the first-team All-Pro QB but was edged out by Allen for MVP.
Liam Coen led the Jaguars to a 13-4 record and a division title in his first season, a nine-win turnaround for the franchise.
Ben johnson guided the Chicago Bears to an 11-5 record and their first NFC North championship in seven seasons.
Mike Macdonald led the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-3 record and the NFC’s No.1 seed.the Seahawks host the Rams in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
Kyle Shanahan guided the 49ers to 12 wins des