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USA TODAY Midseason MVP Poll Puts Matthew Stafford No. 1 Ahead of Drake Maye

A 10-expert panel used AP-style ballots to size up a wide-open race at the season’s midpoint.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) meet on the field following a game at Lumen Field.
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Overview

  • Stafford leads with 60 points and five first-place votes, pacing the NFL with 21 touchdown passes against two interceptions as the Rams sit 6-2.
  • Maye ranks second with 31 points and one first-place vote, leading the league in passer rating at 116.9 and completion rate at 74.1%.
  • Mahomes is third at 24 points, with the poll noting a 4,400-plus-yard, 32-touchdown pace even as Kansas City currently sits outside the playoff field.
  • Jonathan Taylor places fourth at 23 points as the lone non-quarterback to receive votes, leading the NFL with 895 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns from scrimmage.
  • The remaining vote-getters were Josh Allen (22 points), Sam Darnold (20), Baker Mayfield (18), Jalen Hurts (10, one first-place vote) and Daniel Jones (2).