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The Indianapolis Colts have been the best story in the NFL over the first two months of the 2025 season. Indy is 6-1 heading into Week 8 and riding a three-game winning streak. And I can’t believe I’m writing this, but it is all because of QB Daniel Jones.
Jones deserves a big apology from NFL fans everywhere after his truly impressive start to the 2025 season. The quarterback formerly known as Danny Dimes was widely disrespected during his Giants tenure. But now he is proving what he can do when he is surrounded by a good situation and has excellent coaching.
And he is earning some well-deserved praise from the national media.
Kay Adams is all in on Jones, praising the quarterback earlier in October for his incredible season.
“I am gonna say it. Daniel Jones is the best quarterback in the division, at the very least — that’s the floor,” Adams declared after Week 6. “Six weeks in, and no one has been consistently better than DJ, who’s getting better and better.”
Adams explained that Jones is playing well under pressure in Indy. That is the exact opposite of how he was perceived after starting his career in New York.
“And [in Week 6], my guy was on another level. In a game where his defense struggled, they did, he just kept answering against what is a tough Cardinals defense. Three total touchdowns, brilliant game-winning drive, big-time throws under pressure, as usual. He likes pressure, he performs better under it, in fact.”
It is fair to say that Jones is a completely different quarterback than he was with the Giants. And he should be treated as such when it comes time to hand out awards at the end of the season.
Now is finally the time we start treating Indiana Jones as a real MVP candidate as we approach the halfway point of the season.
MVP can be one of the more difficult awards to predict in the NFL.
Jones is already the most obvious name for Comeback Player of the Year. But he also has a strong argument to win MVP if he continues playing the way he has so far.
The veteran quarterback has 1,790 passing yards with 10 touchdowns and only three interceptions through seven games. He also has a career-best 71.0% completion percentage, which is one of the best in the league.
But let’s not forget that Jones is a solid running quarterback as well. He’s also managed 29 carries for 83 yards and four rushing touchdowns on the ground.
Unfortunately, Jones is still a longshot to win MVP. At least according to major sportsbooks.
Daniel Jones has +2200 odds to win MVP on DraftKings. That puts him seventh in the NFL behind Patrick Mahomes (+125), Josh Allen (+360), Baker Mayfield (+700), Drake Maye (+850), Matthew Stafford (+1000), and Jared Goff (+1800).
Ultimately, the MVP award is designed to go...
