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TheRobGoldberg featured Columnist IVDecember 20, 2021.
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According to DraftKings, Green Bay Packers star Rodgers is now the favorite to win a second-straight award.
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Tom Brady was the favorite until he struggled in Sunday's loss to the New Orleans Saints. The quarterback for the Buccaneers failed to throw a touchdown pass for the second time this season.
It's the first time Brady's team has been blanked since 2006 when he played for the New England Pats.
Rodgers threw three touchdown passes as the Packers beat the Ravens.
The Packers have the best record in the league while the Buccaneers have the worst.
Rodgers won his third career Most Valuable Player award in 2020 when he led the league in passer rating and passing touchdown while only throwing five picks. He will have a league-best 110.4 rating in 2021.
Brady leads the league with 36 passing touchdown and 4,348 passing yards. After being blanked in Week 15, the Buccaneers still have the top scoring offense in the league.
The Kansas City Chiefs have seven wins in a row with Patrick Mahomes at the helm. His 30 passing touchdown are hard to ignore and the Chiefs are the top seed in the playoffs.
Matthew Stafford has nine touchdown passes in his last three games, leading the league with a 67.4 Total QBR. The Los Angeles Rams are one step closer to the playoffs with a game against the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.
The only running back in the conversation is Jonathan Taylor. The Indianapolis Colts star has 1,518 rushing yards on the season, over 400 more than anyone else in the league, and he has 19 touchdown.
Taylor has a strong argument as to why the Colts are in the playoffs, even though Adrian Peterson is the last running back to win the award.
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