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NFL MVP stock watch: Patrick Mahomes still the pace-setter

By Dustin Baker

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on during the second half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on during the second half against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on November 22, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images) /
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks looks to pass during a 23-16 Los Angeles Rams win at SoFi Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks looks to pass during a 23-16 Los Angeles Rams win at SoFi Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

4. Russell Wilson, QB (Seattle Seahawks)

Last Week’s Ranking: 5th (+1)

Highest Ranking of Season: 1st (-4)

2020 Stats: 2,986 Passing Yards, 30 Passing TDs, 10 INTs, 70.7% Comp, 111.5 Passer Rating

Not dead yet. That’s the Week 11 story on Wilson’s MVP aspirations. Wilson was beset by turnover for a series of weeks, and that stomped the zeal of his MVP capability down to the No. 5 spot (which, in retrospect, might have been too harsh). Wilson responded as the Seahawks squeaked by the hungry and hot Arizona Cardinals.

Arizona arrived Lumen Field with the momentum of a Hail Murray experience at home against the Bills. The stock for the redbirds was high, and that meant Kliff Kingsbury’s team would upend the Seahawks, right? Not quite.

Wilson returned to interception-less football while Seattle’s defense showed up to play for the first time in 2020. It’s unclear if the Seahawks defense efficiency is a one-game ordeal or if the tide is turning for Pete Carroll’s bunch.

The only way Russell Wilson will win a Super Bowl in 2020 is if the Seahawks defense improves to the degree they played in Week 11. Chronic shootout mentality will get a team jettisoned from the postseason in a hurry.

Wilson remains an MVP candidate but has a colossal path ahead to dethrone Patrick Mahomes. Look at Seattle’s next three games, though: The Eagles, Jets, and Giants. Wilson should eviscerate those three teams.

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