Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are among the finalists for the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

Allen passed for 3,731 yards, 28 touchdowns, and six interceptions while rushing for 531 yards and 12 scores to lead the Bills to their fifth consecutive AFC East title, while reigning MVP Jackson threw for 4,172 yards, 41 touchdowns to just 4 interceptions, a career high. and rushed for 915 yards and four touchdowns.

The Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks have long been heralded as the two front-runners for the award, and Jackson is seeking to win MVP for the third time in his career.

Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, eighth-most in NFL history and just 101 yards shy of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record. Goff helped the Detroit Lions secure the NFC’s top seed with 4,629 yards and 37 touchdowns against nine interceptions, while Burrow led the NFL with 4,918 yards and 43 touchdowns, but the Cincinnati Bengals The team did not make the playoffs.

Jackson, Burrow and Barkley are also finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, with Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase joining Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase as a finalist. Ja’Marr Chase, who leads the NFL with 127 receptions, 1,708 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns, and Ravens running back Derrick Henry, who has 1,921 rushing attempts ball. yards and 16 touchdowns.

Bengals rusher Trey Hendrickson leads the NFL with 17.5 sacks and is expected to compete for Defensive Player of the Year, alongside defending champion Myles Garrett and Denver Broncos corner Patrick Surtain. World, Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher TJ Watt competes with standout Eagles linebacker Zach Bowen.

Washington Commanders head 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 face off in this season’s NFC Championship Game Eagles.

Daniels has taken the league by storm since being the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, leading Washington to its first 12-win season since 1991 while setting rookie records in completion percentage and quarterback rushing yards. Passed for 3,568 yards and touchdowns in 25 games and only nine picks.

The Los Angeles Rams’ Jared Firth and Brayden Fisk are both Defensive Rookie of the Year finalists as they navigate the post-Aaron Donald era under Sean McVay, while Minnesota’s Kyungs quarterback Sam Darnold and Burrow were finalists for Comeback Player of the Year.

Darnold resurrected his career in Minnesota and became one of the stories of the season, leading the Vikings to steal the No. 1 seed from the Lions and advance to the playoffs with a win.

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 Commander
• 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

• Zach Bowen – 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 – Wide receiver, 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
• Quinnen 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 Nabors – wide receiver, New York Giants
• Bo Nix – QB, Denver Broncos
• Brian Thomas Jr. – Wide Receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars

What to do next?

Sunday, January 26th is the NFL Conference Championship – Live Broadcast Sky Sports NFL – The Philadelphia Eagles first face the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game at 8 p.m., then the Chiefs take on the Bills at 11:30 p.m.

Super Bowl LIX will be held on Sunday, February 9th at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Sky Sports NFL live broadcast.