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There has been a great deal of online chatter and debate over who should win the NFL’s MVP award this year.
The East Coast Media Mafia, of course, is desirous of having the next Tom Brady to carry on about. They have focused on Drake Maye, the quarterback for the New England Patriots.
Outside of the New England states, who often forget the other 45 states exist, Matt Stafford is the front-runner.
The quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams has put up an incredible season.
We’ll make the cases for and against both players below.
However, the correct answer to the question of who will be the 2025 NFL MVP lies somewhere in between. In Ohio, to be more precise.
Cleveland Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett is the clear choice to be named the Most Valuable Player.
And here is why.
Late in the Browns’ season finale on Sunday, Garrett brought down Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow for a sack.
It was his 23rd sack of the season, setting a new NFL record. Michael Strahan (2001 – Giants) and T.J. Watt (2021 – Steelers) held the record at 22.5.
The Steelers so wanted to deny Garrett breaking the record against them that they sacrificed beating the Browns – and securing the AFC North title – to keep him at 22 for one more week.
Despite this, Garrett got it done. He’s also gotten it done despite playing for a team with no offense.
Cleveland’s 5-12 will be held against him.
But the award isn’t given to the best player on the team with the best record.
It’s given to the best player in the NFL. Garrett is double-, and sometimes, triple-teamed.
Plays are called to get away from the side of the ball he lines up on.
That is only done against the best of the best. And that, in 2025, is Garrett.
It’s a pity Dallas didn’t make a stronger move for him when he became available instead of who they traded for.
Unfortunately, he probably won’t win it as voters love the quarterbacks when it comes to MVP voting.
The last 12 players to win the award have all been quarterbacks. You have to go all the way back to 2012 when Adrian Peterson won it as a running back.
Which means it will either be Stafford or Maye.
Maye has posted a 14-3 record in 2025 against Stafford’s 12-5 mark.
Maye plays for a division-winning team. Stafford’s team had the lead in their division and the No. 1 seed in hand but let it slip away at the end.
But again, the MVP is an individual award.
The only time records should enter into the equation is when doing a deeper dive into the stats.
Maye has played one of the softest schedules in league history this year. It has been so soft, even the McDonald’s ice cream machine didn’t break down when serving it.
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