NFL MVP stock watch: Aaron Rodgers says hello
By Dustin Baker
The NFL MVP race is heating up, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking the top spot over Patrick Mahomes.
This is the 15th installment of FanSided‘s 17-part series of MVP award analysis.
Each week, the top five players in contention to take home the NFL’s most esteemed individual award are examined.
The series is a running tabulation of statistics, player performance, and of course, impact on team success. In that respect, this analysis should be considered a linear or non-episodic process.
Players currently on the fringe of MVP candidacy include Dalvin Cook, Kyler Murray, T.J. Watt, Aaron Donald, and Ryan Tannehill. Dalvin Cook exits the grouping as his team lost in Week 14 further hurting the Minnesota Vikings playoff hopes.
To remain on the MVP Stock Watch, players must continue their high-octane success on a weekly basis. If a player plays woefully in a given week, he will probably be jettisoned for awhile until his performance merits re-seeding.
Here are the top five MVP award contenders for 2020.
**Please note: This series will consider sportsbooks odds but will largely weigh individual statistics and impact on the team by the particular player.