Overview
- The AP tally showed Stafford with 24 first-place votes and 366 points to Maye’s 23 and 361, with two first-place votes going to Josh Allen and one to Justin Herbert in the closest race since 2003.
- Analyst Sam Monson publicly identified himself as the lone Herbert first-place voter and defended the choice on social media by arguing Herbert best embodied “value.”
- The Associated Press released the 50-person voting panel but did not publish individual ballots, though several voters voluntarily disclosed parts of their selections.
- At 37 years and 331 days, Stafford became the oldest player to win his first MVP, thanked his wife Kelly and their four daughters onstage, and said he will return next season.
- Maye, the runner-up, now prepares to start Super Bowl LX for the Patriots against the Seahawks on Sunday.