Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford confirmed he will keep playing for at least one more season after being named the NFL's Most Valuable Player for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams star was the slight favourite for the award and beat New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye by one first-place vote. The 37-year-old became the oldest quarterback to win the MVP for the first time and it is the 13th straight win by a QB. Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named Offensive Player of the Year at the NFL's end-of-season awards night after leading the league for receiving yards. New England's Mike Vrabel won Coach of the Year having led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in his first season as their head coach.

Source: BBC February 06, 2026 18:54 UTC