The NFL Most Valuable Player award is given yearly to the best player during the regular season. This year’s MVP race is tight and has been for some time. When will the 2024 season’s winner be announced?
2024-2025 NFL MVP Announcement
The 2024-2025 MVP award will be presented at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans at the NFL Honors Award ceremony on Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. The NFL Honors Award Show will be available to watch on the NFL Network and Fox.
World-renowned artist Snoop Dogg, 16-time Grammy nominee and sponsor of the 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl will host the ceremony for the first time.
Other notable hosts of the ceremony include Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Riggle, Steve Harvey, and Kelly Clarkson.
Aside from the MVP award, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be announced after 15 finalists were revealed in December. Some notable names include Antonio Gates, Eli Manning, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, and others.
The awards given include Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, and many more.
Who Is the Favorite To Win the 2024-2025 NFL MVP Award?
Buffalo Bills dual-threat quarterback Josh Allen is the current odds-on favorite for the 2024-2025 NFL MVP. Allen has been phenomenal this season, doing it all without a true No. 1 WR. The Bills drafted Keon Coleman, but he has not done well, especially compared to his rookie counterparts, Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey, and others. The Bills even traded for Amari Cooper at the deadline, and he also has not found his groove.
However, despite not having an elite wide receiver, Allen still put up numbers: 3,731 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and just six interceptions. On the ground, he added 531 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, which was enough to give the Bills the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
With the second-highest odds, another dual-threat quarterback, Lamar Jackson, is another MVP award candidate. Jackson arguably had the best season of his career as a passer, as he had 4,172 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, and just four interceptions. On the ground, he added a whopping 915 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
Despite not being favored, Jackson should be considering he has Allen beat in most categories. Jackson has outperformed Allen by both advanced and traditional metrics. Jackson leads Allen in QB+ (100.0 to 92.2), EPA per dropback (0.31 to 0.24), passing touchdowns (41 to 28), yards per attempt (8.8 to 7.7), and touchdown-to-interception ratio (10.3 to 4.7), among other categories.
If statistics are not good enough, Jackson and the Ravens bested Allen and the Bills head-to-head in Week 4 of the regular season. The game was not close either, as the Ravens won 35-10.
Another MVP candidate is the elite running back of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley. Barkley erupted for 2,005 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns in his first year with the Eagles. He most likely will win Offensive Rookie of the Year, but he still belongs in the MVP conversation.
Last but not least is Cincinnati Bengals franchise quarterback Joe Burrow. Despite missing the playoffs, Burrow led the league in passing yards (4.918) and passing touchdowns (43). Not making the playoffs probably takes him out of the running for MVP, but he still deserves the recognition for a great season.
Time will tell who ultimately takes home the trophy, but Allen has certainly made a strong case to win his first MVP award. However, despite not being the favorite, Jackson also has a strong case for his third MVP.