Oh, the drama.
Each year on Super Bowl Eve, The Associated Press presents its individual awards for the NFL season in a prime-time showcase fitting for the honors. We're only halfway through the 2020 schedule, impacted of course by the coronavirus pandemic, but it's worthwhile to take a look at the front-runners in the various categories.
MVP
This has become a quarterbacks award since the game and league rules skewed toward the offense. Only running back Adrian Peterson in 2012 has broken the QB string that goes back to Tom Brady's first in 2007.
Several of the 50 media members who regularly cover the league and are on the voting panel point to passers this season, too.