GTD Sports Staff's 2021 NFL Super Bowl and Awards Predictions
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Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls - the wait is finally over, NFL Football is here! The 2021 season kicks off tonight with the Super Bowl winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers(-8.5) taking on the Dallas Cowboys.
Will the Bucs repeat as Super Bowl champs? Will Mac Jones shine as the Patriots starter? Are the Browns really contenders? Is Urban Meyer meant for the NFL? Can Sean Payton win without Drew Brees?
There are countless questions for this season that will soon be answered, and it all starts tonight. Prior to kickoff, the GTD Sports staff is here to bring you our full list of predictions for the upcoming season. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year; you name it, we’ve got it covered.
Without further adieu, here is the full staff predictions for the 2021 NFL season:
MVP
Ryan: Matthew Stafford
Elijah: Josh Allen
Cole: Kyler Murray
Alex: Tom Brady
Jack: Josh Allen
Zach R: Josh Allen
James D: Tom Brady
Noah: Dak Prescott
Collin: Josh Allen
Zach Z: Matthew Stafford
James B: Josh Allen
Super Bowl Matchup
Ryan: Rams vs Bills
Elijah: Packers vs Bills
Cole: Packers vs Browns
Alex: Buccaneers vs Browns
Jack: Buccaneers vs Browns
Zach R: Packers vs Bills
James D: Buccaneers vs Ravens
Noah: Packers vs Titans
Collin: Rams vs Bills
Zach Z: Packers vs Chiefs
James B: Buccaneers vs Bills
Defensive Player of the Year
Ryan: Chase Young
Elijah: Aaron Donald
Cole: Myles Garrett
Alex: Nick Bosa
Jack: Aaron Donald
Zach R: Myles Garrett
James D: Nick Bosa
Noah: Jaire Alexander
Collin: Chase Young
Zach Z: Myles Garrett
James B: TJ Watt
Offensive Player of the Year
Ryan: Kyler Murray
Elijah: Christian McCaffrey
Cole: Patrick Mahomes
Alex: Josh Allen
Jack: Derrick Henry
Zach R: Kyler Murray
James D: Josh Allen
Noah: Christian McCaffrey
Collin: Patrick Mahomes
Zach Z: Josh Allen
James B: Patrick Mahomes
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Ryan: Patrick Surtain II
Elijah: Micah Parsons
Cole: Patrick Surtain II
Alex: Micah Parsons
Jack: Micah Parsons
Zach R: Gregory Rousseau
James D: Micah Parsons
Noah: Joe Tyron
Collin: Micah Parsons
Zach Z: Patrick Surtain II
James B: Patrick Surtain II
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Ryan: Mac Jones
Elijah: Mac Jones
Cole: Kyle Pitts
Alex: Zach Wilson
Jack: Trevor Lawrence
Zach R: Trey Lance
James D: Justin Fields
Noah: Najee Harris
Collin: Trevor Lawrence
Zach Z: Trevor Lawrence
James B: Trevor Lawrence
Coach of the Year
Ryan: Sean McVay
Elijah: Brandon Staley
Cole: Brandon Staley
Alex: Kevin Stefanski
Jack: Arthur Smith
Zach R: Brian Flores
James D: Sean McVay
Noah: Vic Fangio
Collin: Sean McDermott
Zach Z: Matt LeFleur
James B: Sean McVay
Comeback Player of the Year
Ryan: Joe Burrow
Elijah: Dak Prescott
Cole: Christian McCaffrey
Alex: Dak Prescott
Jack: Dak Prescott
Zach R: Saquon Barkley
James D: Christian McCaffrey
Noah: Dak Prescott
Collin: Dak Prescott
Zach Z: Dak Prescott
James B: Saquon Barkley