Do you think Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has what it takes to win the 2020 NFL MVP?
We are still months away from the 2020 NFL season but it isn’t too early to start projecting who will step up and be the MVP in the upcoming season. Rodgers is already a two-time league MVP, having won it in 2011 and 2014.
The 2020 MVP futures odds are already out. Let’s examine his chances, the BetMGM NFL futures odds around it happening and whether or not Rodgers is worth a bet.
Recent NFL MVP winners
The last seven league MVPs and 12 of the last 13 have been quarterbacks. Each of the last four MVPs led the NFL in some major passing statistic. 2019 winner Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens) and 2018 winner Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) had the most touchdown passes. 2017 winner Tom Brady, then with the New England Patriots, led the NFL in passing yards. 2016 MVP Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons had the highest passer rating. In Cam Newton’s 2015 MVP season, he led the Carolina Panthers to a 15-1 regular season. Rodgers’ 2014 MVP season with the Green Bay Packers was highlighted by 38 TD passes and only five interceptions. In his 2011 MVP season, he set an NFL record for passer rating (122.5).
Aaron Rodgers’ 2020 NFL MVP odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday, March 30 at 1 p.m. ET.
RODGERS is the fifth-highest favorite on the board at +1600. Mahomes leads the pack at +325, while Jackson and Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson are both +500 and New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees is +1400. No other player is less than +2000. Brady, a three-time winner and new Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB is +2000.
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Aaron Rodgers’ stats
Rodgers did not have a statistically dominating season in 2019, but he led the Packers to the NFC Championship Game. He threw for 4,002 yards, the eighth time in his career he passed for 4,000-plus yards. He only had four interceptions last season, leading the league for the second straight year for the lowest interception percentage, but he only had 26 touchdown passes. He led the Packers to 13 regular-season wins and the NFC North Division title, but he wasn’t the main reason behind all those victories.
Is Rodgers worth a 2020 NFL MVP bet?
The Packers will be the favorites in the NFC North again, although the division will be competitive. Rodgers has new offensive weapons in TE Mercedes Lewis and WR Devin Funchess. The defense added LB Christian Kirksey to replace the loss of LB Blake Martinez.
Having just turned 36 in December, Rodgers is still one of the league’s best quarterbacks. As a two-time MVP, he does make a good bet, especially with a potential payout of 16 times your initial investment. Bet RODGERS +1600.
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