Lamar Jackson’s MVP and an NFL Honors Full of Surprises

Lamar Jackson, the Texans, and the Browns Won Big in a Historic 2024 NFL Honors

Making History 🤩

In the most recent NFL news, Commissioner Roger Goodell presided over the league’s annual NFL Honors star-studded event, recognizing the game’s most dynamic players from the 2023 campaign. Let’s find out who took home the hardware in their respective categories as we await Super Bowl 2024!

MVP – Lamar Jackson | QB | Ravens logo Baltimore Ravens

MVP

Lamar JacksonStats
Games Played16
Passing Touchdowns24
Passing Yards3,678
Completion Rate67.2%
Passer Rating102.7
Interceptions7
Rushing Touchdowns5
Rushing Yards821

Lamar Jackson had a disappointing exit from the postseason after the Ravens’ 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. But even though he will be watching Super Bowl 58 like the rest of us, it’s impossible to ignore his dominating regular-season performance.

Jackson not only led the Ravens to the league’s best record at 13-4 but put on a masterful display by scoring four touchdowns in Baltimore’s 34-10 thrashing of the Texans in the Divisional Round.

Offensive Player of the Year – Christian McCaffrey | RB | 49ers logo San Francisco 49ers

OPOY

Christian McCaffreyStats
Games Played16
Rushing Touchdowns14
Rushing Yards1,459
Yards Per Carry Average5.4
Receiving Touchdowns7
Receiving Yards564

What can’t the 27-year-old McCaffrey do? He is a Hall-of-Famer in the making and cemented his legacy this past season with his second First Team All-Pro selection and tied the legendary Marshall Faulk with 15 career games in which he scored both a rushing and receiving touchdown. It wouldn’t surprise us if he was performing at the Halftime Show in addition to moving the chains and scoring touchdowns in Sunday’s big game.

McCaffrey also led the league in scrimmage yards per game (126.4), scrimmage touchdowns (21), rushing yards (1,459), first downs (114), and 10-plus yard runs (44) while playing 16 of 17 NFL games. He now looks to add Super Bowl champion to his list of many accomplishments.

Defensive Player of the Year – Myles Garrett | DE | Browns logo Cleveland Browns

DPOY

Myles GarrettStats
Games Played16
Total Tackles42
Solo Tackles33
Sacks14

There are few, if any, pass rushers in the league that terrify opposing offenses more than the 6’4”, 272-pound edge rusher, Myles Garrett. Despite being double-teamed on over 28% of his snaps – third most in the league – his 35 pass-rush wins tower above every other player in the league, with T.J. Watt’s 26 wins coming in a distant second.

Offensive Rookie of the Year – C.J. Stroud | QB | Texans logo Houston Texans

OROY

C.J. StroudStats
Games Played15
Passing Touchdowns23
Passing Yards4,108
Completion Rate63.9%
Passer Rating100.8
Interceptions5
Rushing Touchdowns3
Rushing Yards167

The No. 2 overall pick in the draft proved to be head and shoulders above Bryce Young, whom the Carolina Panthers chose as the top overall pick.

Stroud displayed the cool and calm demeanor of a grizzled veteran blended seamlessly with boundless athleticism. This will be just the first of many NFL awards for Stroud in the future.

Defensive Rookie of the Year – Will Anderson Jr. | DE | Texans logo Houston Texans

DROY

Will Anderson Jr.Stats
Games Played15
Total Tackles45
Solo Tackles29
Sacks7

Houston hit a pair of home runs in last year’s draft. First, they chose C. J. Stroud, who wowed the league in his rookie campaign, and with the No. 3 overall selection, they chose another game-changer in Will Anderson, a standout defensive end at Alabama. All signs point to this dynamic duo making the Texans a Super Bowl contender for years to come.

Coach of the Year: Kevin Stefanski – Browns logo Cleveland Browns

Kevin Stefanski has to make room on his mantle for a second NFL Coach of the Year Award after a season in which he was forced to use five starting quarterbacks, something not seen since 1987. Deshaun Watson was the Browns’ signature signing last year and was expected to be the quarterback in Cleveland for the next five years, but he went down early, and so, too, did one of the league’s most dominating rushers, Nick Chubb.

Nevertheless, Stefanski kept the train on track by signing veteran Joe Flacco and guiding the Browns to an 11-6 record, guiding them into the playoffs for only the third time in 24 NFL seasons. Stefanski also took the Browns to the postseason in 2020 when he won his first Coach of the Year Award.

Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Flacco (QB) – Browns logo Cleveland Browns

Veteran signal-caller Joe Flacco was an unsigned 39-year-old quarterback entering this season and it wasn’t until the Browns signed him on November 20th that anyone looked his way. He would get his first start two weeks later, and it was then that the Browns offense caught fire.

Flacco would lead the NFL in passing yards over the five consecutive regular-season games he started and would subsequently launch for 307 yards in a 45-14 postseason loss to the Texans. Despite the disappointing ending, Flacco has rekindled his career, and his truncated 2023 season could tip the scales in his favor for his induction into the NFL Hall-of-Fame when he hangs up the cleats for good.

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