"Around Week 8, the MVP race starts to follow a predictable script: Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson (if the Ravens are rolling) will almost certainly feature. Between 2015 and 2019, the NFL had four first-time MVP winners Cam Newton, Matt Ryan, Mahomes and Jackson. But in the last five years, only Allen has been a first-time winner (Aaron Rodgers, Mahomes and Jackson were the other victors)."
"It's no longer a joke: Darnold is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. In Minnesota, it was easy to scoff at his ascent. You could point to the schematic environment and his excellent supporting cast. That's not the case in Seattle. The Seahawks' run game has yet to gel. The offensive line is improved, but still lags behind the league's best."
MVP races around midseason repeatedly feature Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson when teams perform well. From 2015 to 2019, four quarterbacks won their first MVPs: Cam Newton, Matt Ryan, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. In the past five years only Josh Allen won the award as a first-time recipient; Aaron Rodgers, Mahomes and Jackson were repeat or previous winners. Allen is favored to repeat this season, which would continue a recent pattern of awarding past winners. Voter fatigue increases appetite for new winners. A deeper-than-usual group of first-time candidates could produce a new MVP in upcoming seasons.
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