The second NFL Thursday miniseries that helped get this entity rolling sees an update piece today, since the Super Bowl was played recently, to allegedly high TV ratings—although we do not believe anything “FAUX” networks put out there at all. We’d rather take an independent agency’s word for it, you know? The key here is that it was just a record number of viewers, which should always increase due to population expansion.

But we digress: the 41.7-percent share of TVs tuned it falls way short of the record (49.1, set by Super Bowl XVI). Think about that for a moment, as we present our award analyses for the SB MVP and ROTY nods.

Super Bowl LIX MVP: Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia (original, confirmed)

The Kansas City Chiefs failed in their attempt at a threepeat, as the Philadelphia Eagles rolled all over them in a 40-22 win that wasn’t even that close. The Eagles were up 34-0 at one point very late in the third quarter; this was similar to the Seattle Seahawks’ steamrolling of the Denver Broncos in the 2014 Super Bowl. As we discussed prior to the game, the Chiefs were favored for all the wrong reasons, so … yeah.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts won the MVP vote, despite throwing an interception that was basically a meaningless punt. Our rule has been that any turnover negates an MVP candidacy, unless circumstances were extreme. This may be one of those times, as no one else on the offense truly stood out with Hurts running for a touchdown, leading his team in rushing, and distributing the ball around a lot to his buddies.

Defensive end Josh Sweat (who?) had a great game on defense, with 2.5 sacks, six total tackles, and three QB hits. The pressure on Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes was very key to this Philly victory, so why not Sweat? Well, a lot of Eagles defensive guys really stepped up, with six sacks total, two INTs, and a pick-six play that really emphasized early on that this would be a mismatch of ginormous proportions. Choose? No.

In the end, we’re confirming Hurts’ performance here, as his effort is the singular standout one of the game, and that INT we mentioned really wasn’t anything that damaged his team, since it literally was a downfield throw that equated to a punt. Sweat had his sacks on consecutive plays that were followed by that pick six, so the defensive effort was truly a team effort in many ways. Hurts deserves this for many reasons, too.

2024 NFL ROTY: Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington & Jared Verse, DE, Los Angeles (NFC) (original); Daniels (revised)

The two ROTY winners were Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (20 AV) and Los Angeles Rams DE Jared Verse (10 AV). We don’t think this is really an issue, as the Commanders went from four victories to 12 with Daniels on board, while the Rams posted the same 10-win season they did the year prior—not to mention the Approximate Value (AV) issue. Verse only had 4.5 sacks on the season, anyway, which is blah.

Daniels, meanwhile, posted a QB rating over 100 while throwing 25 TDs and just 9 INTs. He also ran for 891 yards and six more TDs. He also did this with just two playmakers posting over 750 scrimmage yards—and none over 1,100 yards. He was the dominant force for his team. So, between these two candidates, it’s Daniels, for sure. But what about any others out of the spotlight? Well, there are always alternatives, right?

We’d argue Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still (45 tackles, four INTs) was better than Verse, especially since his team turned it around defensively to make the postseason after missing out in 2023. And Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix (93.3 QB rating) deserves credit for getting his team to the postseason, but no one can hold a candle to Daniels’ effort. He’s our easy pick here for the singular ROTY trophy winner.