The NFL MVP race in 2020 is shaping up to be a three-player race.
Even with five weeks to go, the winner of the coveted award will almost certainly be one of three players: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers or Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
The three stand above all others, in terms of statistical performance both by player and team.
Rodgers, who turns 37 this week, is aiming for his third MVP award. He is providing strong competition for Mahomes, who – in any other year – would probably be running away with the award after 12 weeks. Wilson, the other early MVP candidate, remains in the race but needs a strong finish to keep pace with Mahomes and Rodgers.
Here’s where each quarterback ranks in the following important MVP categories:
| Mahomes/KC | Rodgers/GB | Wilson/SEA* | |
| TD passes | 30, 2nd | 33, 1st | 30, 2nd |
| Passer rating | 115.5, 2nd | 117.6, 1st | 111.5, 4th |
| QBR | 86.2, 1st | 85.2, 2nd | 74.2, 8th |
| Pass DVOA | 1st | 2nd | 10th |
| PFF grade | 4th | 1st | 3rd |
| Yards per attempt | 8.3, 4th | 8.1, 6th | 8.2, 5th |
| ANY/A | 8.98, 1st | 8.86, 2nd | 7.44, 9th |
| TD% | 7.1, 4th | 8.7, 1st | 8.3, 2nd |
| INT% | 0.5, 1st | 1.0, 3rd | 2.8, 24th |
| Comp. % | 68.8, 7th | 68.5, 9th | 70.7, 2nd |
| Yards per play | 6.5, 1st | 6.2, 4th | 6.2, 4th |
| Points per game | 31.6, 3rd | 31.7, 2nd | 31.8, 1st |
| Scoring% | 53.1, 1st | 47.2, 6th | 47.3, 5th |
| Avg. points per drive | 3.1, 1st | 2.81, 4th | 2.87, 3rd |
| Avg. yards per drive | 42.2, 1st | 37.1, 3rd | 36.3, 9th |
| Team record | 10-1 | 8-3 | 7-3 |
*Wilson plays the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. Stats will update on Tuesday.