Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley and Lamar Jackson are among the AP NFL MVP finalists

Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

Barkley, Burrow and Jackson are also finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, and Burrow is also in the running for Comeback Player of the Year.

The winners will be announced at the NFL Honors on February 6th. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed the vote before the playoffs began.

Here are the finalists for the eight AP NFL Awards in alphabetical order:

Most Valuable Player: Allen helped the Bills win their fifth straight AFC East title. He threw for 3,731 yards, 28 TDs and had six picks for a passer rating of 101.4. Allen ran for 531 yards and scored 12 scores.

Barkley ran for 2,005 yards (the eighth-best total in NFL history). He sat out Philadelphia’s final regular season game when he needed 101 yards rushing to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season record. Barkley helped the Eagles win the NFC East and advance to the conference championship game.

Burrow led the NFL with a career-high 4,918 passing yards and 43 TDs, but the Cincinnati Bengals finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs.

Goff threw for 4,629 yards, 37 TDs and nine interceptions while leading Detroit to the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The Lions were eliminated in the divisional round by Washington.

Jackson, the reigning champion, is seeking his third MVP award after leading the Ravens to the AFC North title. Jackson set career highs with 4,172 passing yards, 41 touchdowns (with just four interceptions) and a passer rating of 119.6, leading the NFL. He was first-team All-Pro for the third time and also ran for 915 yards and four touchdowns. The Ravens were knocked out of the divisional round by Allen and the Buffalo Bills.

Offensive Player of the Year: Barkley, Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Derrick Henry and Jackson are finalists for the award.

Chase won the Triple Crown, leading the league with 127 receptions, 1,708 yards and 17 TDs. The Bengals’ star wide receiver was a unanimous All-Pro selection.

Henry, the 2020 Offensive Player of the Year, had 1,921 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns in his first season with the Ravens.

Defensive Player of the Year: Eagles linebacker Zack Baun went from playing primarily on special teams for the Saints to earning All-Pro honors in his first season in Philadelphia.

All-Pro edge rusher Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, had 14 sacks for the Cleveland Browns.

Bengals All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson led the NFL with 17½ sacks.

Broncos All-Pro cornerback Patrick Surtain II allowed just 37 receptions and had four picks, and opposing quarterbacks had a 61.1 passer rating against him

Steelers edge rusher TJ Watt, the 2021 winner, had 11½ sacks and forced six fumbles.

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Raiders tight end Brock Bowers set a rookie record with 112 receptions, and his 1,194 yards were the most by a first-year player at his position.

Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels led his team to an eight-win improvement and is now one win away from a Super Bowl appearance. He threw for 3,568 yards and 25 TDs and posted a 100.1 rating. Daniels also ran for 891 yards and six scores.

Giants receiver Malik Nabers had 109 catches for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns.

Broncos QB Bo Nix helped the team reach the playoffs for the first time in nine years. He had 3,775 passing yards, 29 TDs and 12 picks and ran for 430 yards and four scores.

Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. caught 87 passes for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean was among the top-rated players in the slot, holding opponents to 50 receptions. He had five pass breakups and quarterbacks had a passer rating of 82.2 against him.

Rams defensive tackle Braden Fiske led the team and all rookies with 8½ sacks. He had 51 pressures, two forced fumbles and recoveries, 10 tackles for loss and 10 quarterback hits.

Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell allowed 40 receptions and had nine pass breakups, and quarterbacks had an 87 passer rating against him.

Dolphins edge chop Robinson had six sacks, 20 pressures and eight tackles for a loss.

Rams lead Jared Verse had 4½ sacks but led all rookies in quarterback hits (18), pressures (77) and hurries (56). He also had 11 tackles for loss.

Coach of the Year: Dan Campbell of Detroit, Kevin O’Connell of Minnesota, Sean Payton of Denver, Dan Quinn of Washington and Andy Reid of Kansas City are the finalists.

Campbell led the Lions (15-3) to the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Connell led the Vikings (14-4) to the playoffs despite losing Kirk Cousins ​​in free agency and rookie quarterback JJ McCarthy suffering a season-ending knee injury in training camp.

Payton helped the Broncos (10-8) overcome salary cap issues that resulted from the decision to fire Russell Wilson and ended a nine-year playoff drought.

Quinn took over a 4-13 team and turned the Commanders into a 12-win playoff team.

Reid had led the Chiefs (16-2) back to the top of the AFC as a No. 1 seed and looking for a third straight Super Bowl victory.

Assistant Coach of the Year: Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, Vikings DC Brian Flores, Lions DC Aaron Glenn and Lions OC Ben Johnson were on the list.

Comeback Player of the Year: Burrow, Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold, Chargers running back JK Dobbins, Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez and Bills safety Damar Hamlin are the finalists.