2024 NFL season: Handing out awards and superlatives at midseason mark

Week 9 is in the books, which means that the halfway point of the 2024 NFL season has arrived. 

To mark the occasion, “The Facility” and the “NFL on FOX Podcast” each handed out awards and superlatives for the first nine weeks of the season. Let’s take a look at who they picked as the winners for each of the major awards!

MVP

LeSean McCoy: Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Chase Daniel: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
James Jones: Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Emmanuel Acho: Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff
NFL on FOX pod: Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson

McCoy: “This was a tough one because Pat is undefeated and Josh Allen’s playing elite. I’m going with Lamar Jackson. Winning those two MVPs was really hard to do, but [he’s] playing better than them MVP [seasons].”

Daniel: “This guy [Mahomes], he’s had his best two games the last two games. The Chiefs are heating up.”

Jones: “[Lamar] is the best player on the planet right now playing in the National Football League. The vote’s been in weeks ago.”

Acho: “This one, for me, was difficult. Jared Goff leads the league in completion percentage. Jared Goff has the best offense in football. Jared Goff has the best team in the NFC, one of the best teams in the NFL.”

David Helman: “Lamar Jackson, absolutely incredible start to this season. It’s easy for me to believe he repeats as MVP if he keeps this up.” 

Coach of the Year

LeSean McCoy: Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid
Chase Daniel: Washington Commanders HC Dan Quinn
James Jones: Minnesota Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell
Emmanuel Acho: Washington Commanders HC Dan Quinn

McCoy: “Every year [Reid] wins over and over again, and we give him no acknowledgment because he’s a good coach? Well, that’s what the award’s for. He’s on pace for a three-peat.”

Daniel: “[Quinn] has given them hope. He’s the leader of that franchise. In just nine games, you have turned in the complete opposite direction of where your franchise was headed. It helps when you have Jayden Daniels.”

Jones: “Nobody in…


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