How recent NFL MVPs have fared the year after winning the award

With Lamar Jackson winning the 2019 NFL MVP award, how have previous winners and their teams fared the following season?

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2014 – QB Aaron Rodgers

As was previously the case, Rodgers saw his and the Packers’ fortunes drop off the season after he was named the MVP. The 2014 Packers, on the back of 4,381 yards and 38 passing touchdowns from Rodgers, went 12-4 and advanced to the NFC Championship. They lost in overtime to Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2015, they went 10-6 and earned a Wild Card berth following their second-place finish in the NFC North. Rodgers fell below 4,000 yards in a full 16 game season for the first time as a starter, putting up 3,821 and 31 passing touchdowns. The Packers lost in the NFC Divisional Round 26-20 to the Arizona Cardinals despite two breathtaking hail mary’s on the same drive between Rodgers and Jeff Janis.