The Associated Press 2024 NFL awards winners will be announced Thursday night at NFL Honors.
The eight awards include Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year.
Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for MVP. Allen finished the regular season with 41 touchdowns, adding 6 more touchdowns in the playoffs. All year, he only threw 6 interceptions.
Barkley, Burrow and Jackson also are finalists for Offensive Player of the Year.
Bills safety Damar Hamlin is a finalist for Comeback Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Hamlin started 14 games this past season for the Bills just two years removed from suffering cardiac arrest on the field during a game.
Elsewhere, Bills Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady is in the running for AP Assistant Coach of the Year. He led Allen and the Bills offense all the way to this year's AFC Championship game.
Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins is also up for this year's Walter Payton Man of the Year award as well. That award recognizes an NFL player annually for his excellence on and off the field.
A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began.
Jackson was voted AP first-team All-Pro quarterback while Allen made the second team. Allen and the Bills beat Jackson and the Ravens in the playoffs before losing to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the AFC title game.
Barkley ran for 2,005 yards, eighth-best in NFL history. He’s run for 442 yards and five touchdowns in the playoffs, helping the Eagles reach the Super Bowl against Kansas City on Sunday. He is 30 yards away from breaking Terrell Davis’ 26-year-old record for most in a season, including playoffs.
You can watch the NFL Honors at 9 p.m. Coverage from the red carpet kicks off at 8 p.m.