The Associated Press will provide its individual NFL awards before the Super Bowl in Tampa. In the meantime, here are some out-of-the-ordinary honors to consider.
BEST GAME: In Week 9, Tua Tagovailoa and Kyler Murray’s first professional fit into the advertising hype. The two young quarterbacks exchanged unique passes, revolts at the right time and other big plays in a dazzling spectacle of the future of the league. Miami won 34-31. Tagovailoa led a 93-yard series to tie the game before Jason Sanders made a 50-yard basket. Zane Gonzalez of Arizona missed a 49-yard drive that would have tied him.
Runner-up: There’s a lot for Baltimore’s last-second penalties win in Cleveland in Week 14. For drama, it’s a smart choice. For football, not so much. Was it the big 12 we were watching, or just playing helpless football?Exciting, yes. Classic, no.
PIRE GAME: One day, the league will be informed how to keep the Lions off national television. During Week 16, they had a game Saturday afternoon with Tampa Bay. Lowly Detroit lost to Tampa Bay 47-7, the game didn’t. If the Buccaneers showed no mercy and left Tom Brady after pitching four touchdowns in the first half, they have damaged the Washington NFL record of 72 problems against the Giants in 1966.
Finalist: Almost about the Jaguars.
BEST CELEBRATION: Take a look at Nyheim Hines of the Colts doing his Simone Biles impersonation, not only in the finish line, but in the direction of Detroit.
Finalist: Aaron Rodgers’ undeniable “I LOVE GOLD” after running for an opposite landing to Carolina.
PIRE CELEBRATION: The reaction of New York Jets enthusiasts to his team that broke his winning-free streak by defeating the Rams in Week 15, eliminating Trevor Lawrence, Clemson’s QB.
Finalist: Everyone who connects to the video table on the band line screen when a penalty has erased the big game.
BEST GAME OF THE YEAR: HAIL MURRAY, of course. When it comes to despair, a lot of things have to happen well. Some of them did not do so at the end of Arizona’s “miracle” victory over Buffalo. Kyler Murray was almost knocked down. He will have to have rushed to the left and DeAndre Hopkins had to beat three definers, all in a position as smart as him to grab the ball. He did, and the climax will be shown forever.
Runner-up: Everything that happens in Vegas doesn’t stay there. Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 34-yard pass to Mack Hollins as he drove through his face mask established a winning basket in Week 16 with 1 moment to play, putting Miami about to play.
PIRE YEAR GAME: Of course, this category includes the terrible Jets. With New York at the break point of his first win on December 6 against Las Vegas, a 28-24 lead with 15 seconds to play, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams inexplicably called him Derek Carr and threw a pass at Henry Ruggs III, who passed to rookie cornerer Lamar Jackson, who had no protective assistants , for a 46-yard landing and victory. Williams fired the next day.
Finalist: False clearing of Dallas in the fourth and 24 issues at the beginning of the last quarter opposed to Washington. He failed, Washington scored on the next play to cause a quarter of 21 points on Thanksgiving.
And Giants quarterback Daniel Jones stumbled on his own feet at the end of an 80-yard run.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (OFENSA): Packers’ closed wing, Robert Tonyan.
It would be right in September to say “Who?” Tonyan has made his third season a year of escape. In 15 games, it has 50 receptions, 568 yards and 10 touchdowns. It was an extra piece Rodgers desperately needed. Tonyan in the past had 14 receptions.
Finalists: Las Vegas WR Nelson Agholor, Buffalo QB Josh Allen, Carolina WR Robby Anderson, Arizona TE Dan Arnold, Indianapolis RB Hines, Detroit TE T. J. Hockenson, Dallas TE Dalton Schultz, Cleveland G Wyatt Teller, Washington TE Logan Thomas.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (DEFENSE): Arizona LB Haason Reddick, despite everything placed in the right position on the outside, has become a force and has 12 1-2 catches in addition to betting the race well. -Choose who becomes a loose agent after the season.
Finalists: Carolina DE Brian Burns, New Orleans de Trey Hendrickson, New England CB J. C. Jackson, Atlanta LB Foye Oluokon, Tennessee DT Jeffery Simmons, Rams CB Darious Williams.
Most disappointing (offensive): We would probably be difficult here, however, after a record year in 2019 in which Saints catcher Michael Thomas won the honors of offensive players, he was injured, nervous, even un cooperating and disinterested at times. that Thomas, if healthy, can also make this selection meaningless in the playoffs.
Finalists: Houston WR Randall Cobb, Dallas RB Ezekiel Elliott, Atlanta RB Todd Gurley, New England QB Cam Newton, Philadelphia QB Carson Wentz (Eagles O-line too).
Most Disappointing Player (DEFENSA): Jadeveon Clowney signed with Tennessee on September 7, reunited with Titans coach Mike Vrabel after his season with Vrabel as Houston’s defensive coordinator in 2017. The contract gave Clowney the chance to earn up to $15 million, much less that he searched with a loose will. But Clowney was never close to maximizing that deal, he played eight games before injuring himself. He never had a bachelor bag.
Finalists: San Francisco DT Arik Armstead, Las Vegas LB Vic Beasley Jr. , Arizona CB Patrick Peterson, Minnesota S Harrison Smith (and all Minnesota High School).
MOST SURPRISED TEAM: For a while, he gave the impression that Cleveland or Washington would take this award, however, we will congratulate the talents of the football team near South Beach.
What Brian Flores has done in two years with the Dolphins (10-5), who will reach the playoffs with a victory on Sunday, is monumental. Think about where this team is in September, not to mention the 2019 season with predictions of a future. season without winning.
Finalists: While either can be in the playoffs, the Browns and WFT get a go-ahead.
MORE DECONTRANTE TEAM: So many failures this year, some of which can be attributed to COVID-19 problems, others to injuries, is forgetting the Fiasco that were the Texans, from the eternal strength of the South AFC to an authorized coach/general manager, his most productive player criticizing the organization and his teammates, and one of the best draft picks, oh, wait, that happened in Miami, it will have to be Houston.
Finalists: Dallas, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New England.
Stranger incident: The Broncos were forced to take on the Saints without any of their four quarterbacks. Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles were unmasked around Jeff Driskel, who tested positive for coronavirus on Thanksgiving. Practitioner Kendall Hinton made a pass to a teammate and two for the Saints, his bracelet ended up in the Professional Football Hall of Fame, being the first non-QB to take up this position since 1965.
Runners-up: Ravens CB Marcus Peters spitting the back of Browns WR Jarvis Landry; Quarterback Dwayne Haskins, a first-round selection in 2019, crossed Washington just after Christmas.
BEST ANNOUNCER GAME TO GAME: What a thrill to see more of Mike Tirico, who has added a lot of stellar NBC games to his triad of tasks. Sweet, informative, fun and stubborn when needed, Tirico is simply the best, advertised game. The more Tirico there is, the better.
Finalist: We hire him every year and it’s wonderful every year: Kevin Harlan, so far, the most productive player on play-through-play radio (Westwood One exhibitions on Monday nights) and the must-see host of CBS Sunday programming. His descriptions of pieces are like an artist portraying a masterpiece.
Honorable mentions of Ian Eagle (CBS), Kenny Albert and Kevin Kugler (Fox).
BEST ANALYSIS: CBS has a monopoly on these, with the addition of Charles Davis, who came here from Fox to bring knowledge, intelligence and enthusiasm to his missions with Eagle. But the network also has highly listening and competent analysts, from Rich Gannon to Trent Green to Tony Romo and Adam Archuleta to our favorite, Fame Runner James Lofton.
Runners-up: Louis Riddick and Brian Griese (ESPN), Kurt Warner (Westwood One), Troy Aikman (Fox).
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AP Pro Football writers Arnie Stapleton, Dennis Waszak Jr. and Teresa M. Walker, as well as sports writers David Brandt and Larry Lage contributed.
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