Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are finalists for The Associated Press 2023 NFL MVP and offensive player of the year awards.
Finalists were announced Thursday. The winners will be announced at the NFL Honors awards show on Feb. 8. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began earlier this month.
Two other quarterbacks, Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Brock Purdy of the 49ers, also are finalists for MVP. Two receivers, Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins and CeeDee Lamb of the Cowboys, are the other two finalists for offensive player of the year.
Jackson, the 2019 MVP, threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and also ran for 821 yards and five scores during the regular season. He helped the Ravens go 14-4, the best record in the NFL for the 2023 season, and after a first-round bye, he led them to a playoff win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round last weekend. Jackson received 45 of 50 votes for AP first-team All-Pro.
The Ravens will host the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game Sunday.