Jackson, McCaffrey, Prescott, Purdy, Allen named NFL MVP finalists

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are finalists for NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year, awarded by the Associated Press.

A panel of 50 media members who cover the league voted before the postseason began. The winners will be announced on Feb. 8 during the NFL Honors, which are held at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas and will be broadcast starting at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and NFL Network.

Jackson, who won the MVP award in 2019, threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and added 821 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, leading the Ravens to the league's best record.

Here are the finalists for the awards:

Most Valuable Player

Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

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Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Player of the Year

Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins

CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Defensive Player of the Year

Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns

Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys

DaRon Bland, Dallas Cowboys

Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders

T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Rookie of the Year

C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions

Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams

Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

Defensive Rookie of the Year

Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans

Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles

Kobie Turner, Los Angeles Rams

Joey Porter Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers

Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks

Coach of the Year

Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns

DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans

Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions

Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers

John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens

Comeback Player of the Year

Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns

Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins

Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills

Assistant Coach of the Year

Jim Schwartz, Cleveland Browns

Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions

Mike Macdonald, Baltimore Ravens

Todd Monken, Baltimore Ravens

Bobby Slowik, Houston Texans