Did any Detroit Lions players or coaches come home with any 2024-25 NFL Awards?
The Detroit Lions had 11 players, coaches, and former coordinators who were nominated in several categories at this year’s NFL Awards. It’s an impressive number of representatives and puts a cap on a record-setting regular season.
All awards were voted on by 50 different NFL writers based on players' and coaches’ performances from the 2024-25 regular season. Each voter selects five individuals for each award and orders them from first to fifth place. Each first-place vote earns that individual 10 points, second place gets five points, then three, two, and one respectively.
Let’s take a look at the results.
Most Valuable Player: Bills QB Josh Allen
- Bills QB Josh Allen: 27 first-place votes, 383 total points
- Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: 23 first-place votes, 362 total points
- Eagles RB Saquon Barkley: 0 first-place votes, 120 total points
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow: 0 first-place votes, 82 total points
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Lions QB Jared Goff (5th): 0 first-place votes, 47 total points
While Goff didn’t win MVP, it was reported that his wife, Christen, is pregnant and expecting the couple's first baby—making them the real winners of the night.
Coach of the Year: Vikings Kevin O’Connell
- Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell: 25 first-place votes, 361 total points
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Lions HC Dan Campbell: 19 first-place votes, 283 total points
- Chiefs HC Andy Reid: 4 first-place votes, 119 total points
- Broncos HC Sean Payton: 1 first-place vote, 71 total points
- Commanders HC Dan Quinn: 1 first-place vote, 85 total points
Boooo! For more on this snub, check out what Jeremy Reisman had to say about this result.
Assistant Coach of the Year: Lions OC Ben Johnson
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Lions OC Ben Johnson: 29 first-place votes, 364 total points
- Vikings DC Brian Flores: 3 first-place votes, 143 total points
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Lions DC Aaron Glenn: 6 first-place votes, 110 total points
- Eagles DC Vic Fangio: 3 first-place votes, 109 total points
- Bills OC Joe Brady: 2 first-place votes, 73 total points
According to the Associated Press, of the 11 coaches who have won this award, Johnson is the sixth winner to become a head coach in the same offseason, joining DeMeco Ryans (2022), Vic Fangio (2018), Pat Shurmur (2017), Kyle Shanahan (2016), and Todd Bowles (2014).
Offensive Player of the Year: Eagles RB Saquon Barkley
- Eagles RB Saquon Barkley: 35 first-place votes, 406 total points
- Ravens QB Lamar Jackson: 12 first-place votes, 183 total points
- Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase: 0 first-place votes, 171 total points
- Ravens RB Derrick Henry: 1 first-place vote, 92 total points
- Bengals QB Joe Burrow: 1 first-place vote, 78 total points
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Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs (8th): 0 first-place votes, 21 total points
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Lions QB Jared Goff (9th): 0 first-place votes, 5 total points
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Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (14th): 0 first-place votes, 2 total points
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