Tom Pelissero surveys 30 high-ranking executives across the NFL on league MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year and four other top individual honors. Who receives the most votes for each award?

Cam Newton declares that this is the best year to award a defensive player with the regular-season MVP award, naming Myles Garrett

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Despite Matthew Stafford being a heavy favorite to win MVP, the door is wide open for Drake Maye and Josh Allen. Stafford and Maye would be first-time winners, while Allen won his first MVP last season with 40 total touchdowns and a 13-4 record (No. 2 seed).

The Chiefs tried to recapture their previous Super Bowl form, but Patrick Mahomes' injury shows Kansas City needs to reinvent rather than replicate.

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Stafford’s stellar season has been the best year of his career. He is being widely tipped to take the LA Rams all the way to the Super Bowl, as well as winning the NFL MVP for the first time. Stafford is one of the most popular players in the game and his consistency is valued highly by experts.

Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford and Caleb Williams continued building their MVP cases with the regular season winding down.