NFL MVP

1-6-2014

SmartzBlox NFL Quiz

Associated Press (AP) NFL MVP Award

Which is (are) true regarding the AP NFL MVP award?

(Note this is not a "team" MVP award but a league MVP award.  Team players vote for their team's  MVP).

a) In the 2012 season, Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single season receiving yards record (a new NFL record) but received no first place votes.*

b) In the 2009 season, Chris Johnson "broke the single-season yards from scrimmage record"** which included over 2,000 yards rushing.  Johnson did not receive any first place votes for the AP NFL MVP.

c) For the 2009 season, Drew Brees was #1 in passer rating, #1 in completion percentage (NFL record), #1 in TDs,  #2 in yards per game, #3 in yards per attempt but came in a distant second in MVP votes to the QB with the #6 passer rating who did not lead the league or surpass Brees in any of these categories. The winner did have 112 more yards (57 more attempts) but did not lead the league or his conference in passing yards.***

d) As of the completion of the 2012 season, no wide receiver has won the award. ****

e) all of the above


Sources:

*
http://nfl.si.com/2012/12/22/calvin-johnson-breaks-jerry-rices-record-for-single-season-receiving-yards/
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1513276-nfl-mvp-2013-winner-voting-results-and-reaction

**
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/01/09/no-mvp-votes-for-chris-johnson/

***
(this is the official NFL passer rating not the useless ESPN QBR)
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/passing.htm

****
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/baseball/archive/2008/11/why_cant_a_wide.shtml

Answer:  (e) all of the above