AP names Matt Ryan NFL's Most Valuable Player

Is Khalil Mack the favorite for Defensive Player of the Year? Subsequently, you won't want to miss out on any of the winners throughout the night.

This was a easy decision after out-dueling Rodgers in the NFC Championship Game, and you could argue that the Packers quarterback would've won the MVP had he won that game. I'm not taking anything away from any of their spectacular seasons, but none of them have been the MVP.

Matt Ryan and the Dallas Cowboys were big winners Saturday night.

Yes, I realize the Falcons boast a magnificent offense, the best in the NFL.

The league's top rookie on the other side of the ball was the Chargers' Joey Bosa. If Beasley can force a fumble on Tom Brady it would just add to the mass of points the Falcons' offense is sure to tally up.

Ryan has plenty of reasons to celebrate and pound his chest, but he's never one to be completely satisfied.

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Two-time MVP (2007, 2010) Brady was Ryan's main competitor for the gong.

With a win on Sunday, Brady can separate himself from Bradshaw and Montana on perhaps the only level that counts: Super Bowl victories. The following year, he completed just nine of his passes in Super Bowl X as the Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys, 21-17. From Week 1 to Week 17, Ryan led the Falcons on the field from the start, and he had little help from his defense.

Each award at the NFL Honors event was voted on by a panel of 50 Associated Press writers. In fact, Sunday will be only the second day of its kind in the history of... well, history. He threw just seven interceptions.

One aspect that most likely worked against Brady in the voting was his four-game Deflategate suspension at the beginning of the season. Mack's case was helped by the fact that he played on a modest defense - the Raiders were ranked just 26th in the National Football League this season. But that's not the case. Maybe it's my heart talking, but my head is telling me the Falcons will win 33-24. But even before he plays the game, he's already topped a different list (albeit a slightly less satisfying one).

But Ryan also had the edge in many stats. He also ran for a combined 49 yards in Super Bowl IX and X with zero thrown interceptions. Can you imagine what the Packers thought two weeks ago, when on one of Ryan's first passes, he hit fullback Patrick DiMarco with a 31-yard completion?