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The San Francisco 49ers are living the good life. They improved to 11-3 to clinch the NFC West division and remain the conference’s top seed following a dominant 45-29 victory over the 3-11 Arizona Cardinals. As a virtue of being one of the NFL’s top teams, San Francisco has two players in the top five of the NFL MVP odds, according to Caesar’s Sportsbook: quarterback Brock Purdy (-225, odds-on favorite) and running back Christian McCaffrey (+1000, fourth-best MVP odds).
2023 NFL MVP odds
Purdy, who was called “a game manager” by former league MVP Cam Newton last week, leads the NFL in the following metrics: yards per pass attempt (9.9), passing touchdowns (29), touchdown-to-interception ratio (29-7), passer rating (119.0) and expected points added/play among qualified quarterbacks (0.32). He is even on pace to break the NFL’s all-time record for passing yards per attempt in a season among those who have thrown a minimum of 375 passes.
However, Purdy doesn’t believe he should be the league MVP. He says that honor should go to McCaffrey.
“I think Christian should be the MVP,” Purdy said postgame Sunday, via KNBR. “I really do believe that. He does everything for us. Runs the ball well. Can catch the ball. He does everything, so in my eyes that’s an MVP. I’m the guy that hands him the ball off and then turns back and watches what he does. Bounces off guys, making cuts, twisting off guys when he has all these guys holding onto him. I just see the beating that he takes and just his grit to continue to drive his legs and get extra yards and inches. Then he’s immediately on the sideline using theraguns and moving his body. Just non-stop moving and so we all respect it.
“He’s the guy that does it all,” Purdy continued. “We put him out in the slot and throw him the ball. He does everything. He is smart. We definitely look up to him and his toughness. He sets the standard, and we follow his lead….
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2023-12-18 15:41:27
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